constringe
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con·stringe
(kən-strĭnj') 
tr.v., -stringed, -string·ing, -string·es.
To cause to contract; constrict.
constringent con·strin'gent adj.
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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constringe
verb
- To make smaller or narrower: constrict, narrow. See tighten/loosen, wide/narrow.
- To reduce in size, as by drawing together: compact, compress, constrict, contract, shrink. See increase/decrease.
- To subject to compression: compact, compress, constrict, squeeze. See tighten/loosen.
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