constringe

(kən-strĭnj')
tr.v., -stringed, -string·ing, -string·es.
To cause to contract; constrict.

[Latin cōnstringere, to compress. See constrain.]

constringency con·strin'gen·cy n.
constringent con·strin'gent adj.

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verb

1. To make smaller or narrower: constrict, narrow. See tighten/loosen, wide/narrow.
2. To reduce in size, as by drawing together: compact, compress, constrict, contract, shrink. See increase/decrease.
3. To subject to compression: compact, compress, constrict, squeeze. See tighten/loosen.