Definition of Constringe. Meaning of Constringe. Synonyms of Constringe

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Definition of Constringe

Constringe
Constringe Con*stringe", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Constringed; p. pr. & vb. n. Constringing.] [L. constringere. See onstrain.] To dawn together; to contract; to force to contract itself; to constrict; to cause to shrink. [R.] Strong liquors . . . intoxicate, constringe, harden the fibers, and coagulate the fluids. --Arbuthnot.

Meaning of Constringe from wikipedia

- upright, stiff Latin stringere, strictus astringent, constrain, constrict, constringe, restrict, strain, strict, stringent stroph- turn Gr**** stru-, struct-...
- constrain, constraint, constrict, constriction, constrictive, constrictor, constringe, constringency, constringent, distrain, distraint, distress, district...
- upright, stiff Latin stringere, strictus astringent, constrain, constrict, constringe, restrict, strain, strict, stringent stroph- turn Gr**** stru-, struct-...
- sulphureo sedens, sceptrum regni in manu tenens dextra: sinistra, animam constringes, cui tricipitem Cerberum sub pedibus collocabant, & iuxta se tres Harpyias...
- definition: the dreadful spout Which shipmen do the hurricano call, Constringed [i.e., compressed] in m**** by the almighty sun. Guabancexy is a zemi...
- philosopher Montesquieu, who ****erted in the 18th century that "cold air constringes (sic) the extremities of the external fibres of the body; this increases...