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: constringed
Gerund: constringing
Imperative |
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constringe |
constringe |
Present |
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I constringe |
you constringe |
he/she/it constringes |
we constringe |
you constringe |
they constringe |
Preterite |
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I constringed |
you constringed |
he/she/it constringed |
we constringed |
you constringed |
they constringed |
Present Continuous |
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I am constringing |
you are constringing |
he/she/it is constringing |
we are constringing |
you are constringing |
they are constringing |
Present Perfect |
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I have constringed |
you have constringed |
he/she/it has constringed |
we have constringed |
you have constringed |
they have constringed |
Past Continuous |
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I was constringing |
you were constringing |
he/she/it was constringing |
we were constringing |
you were constringing |
they were constringing |
Past Perfect |
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I had constringed |
you had constringed |
he/she/it had constringed |
we had constringed |
you had constringed |
they had constringed |
Future |
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I will constringe |
you will constringe |
he/she/it will constringe |
we will constringe |
you will constringe |
they will constringe |
Future Perfect |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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I would constringe |
you would constringe |
he/she/it would constringe |
we would constringe |
you would constringe |
they would constringe |
Past Conditional |
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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 |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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
verb1. To make smaller or narrower:
2. To reduce in size, as by drawing together:
3. To subject to compression:
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