con·stringe (kən-strĭnj′) tr.v. con·stringed ,
con·string·ing ,
con·string·es To cause to contract; constrict.
[Latin cōnstringere , to compress ; see constrain .]
con·strin′gen·cy n.
con·strin′gent adj.
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constringe (kənˈstrɪndʒ ) vb (tr ) rare to shrink or contract
[C17: from Latin constringere to bind together; see constrain]
conˈstringency n
conˈstringent adj
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con•stringe (kənˈstrɪndʒ) v.t. -stringed, -string•ing. to constrict; compress; cause to contract or shrink.
[1595–1605; < Latin
constringere to draw tight, tie up; see
constrict ]
con•strin′gen•cy, n.
con•strin′gent, adj.
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constringe Past participle: constringedGerund: constringingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative constringe constringe
Present I constringe you constringe he/she/it constringes we constringe you constringe they constringe
Preterite I constringed you constringed he/she/it constringed we constringed you constringed they constringed
Present Continuous I am constringing you are constringing he/she/it is constringing we are constringing you are constringing they are constringing
Present Perfect I have constringed you have constringed he/she/it has constringed we have constringed you have constringed they have constringed
Past Continuous I was constringing you were constringing he/she/it was constringing we were constringing you were constringing they were constringing
Past Perfect I had constringed you had constringed he/she/it had constringed we had constringed you had constringed they had constringed
Future I will constringe you will constringe he/she/it will constringe we will constringe you will constringe they will constringe
Future Perfect I will have constringed you will have constringed he/she/it will have constringed we will have constringed you will have constringed they will have constringed
Future Continuous I will be constringing you will be constringing he/she/it will be constringing we will be constringing you will be constringing they will be constringing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been constringing you have been constringing he/she/it has been constringing we have been constringing you have been constringing they have been constringing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been constringing you will have been constringing he/she/it will have been constringing we will have been constringing you will have been constringing they will have been constringing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been constringing you had been constringing he/she/it had been constringing we had been constringing you had been constringing they had been constringing
Conditional I would constringe you would constringe he/she/it would constringe we would constringe you would constringe they would constringe
Past Conditional I would have constringed you would have constringed he/she/it would have constringed we would have constringed you would have constringed they would have constringed
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. constringe - become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted"astringe - become constricted or compressed; "The cold substance astringes"
strangulate - become constricted; "The hernia will strangulate"
tighten - become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened"
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constringe verb 1. To make smaller or narrower:
2. To reduce in size, as by drawing together:
3. To subject to compression:
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