con·strict
[kuh
n-strikt] –verb (used with object)
1.
to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.
2.
to slow or stop the natural course or development of: Greedand aggressiveness constricted the nation's cultural life.
Origin:
1375–1425 for earlier ptp. sense; 1725–35 for current senses;late ME < L constrīctus (ptp. of constringere to draw together, tieup), equiv. to con- con- + strīc- (var. s. of stringere to tie; seestrict) + -tus ptp. suffix
1375–1425 for earlier ptp. sense; 1725–35 for current senses;late ME < L constrīctus (ptp. of constringere to draw together, tieup), equiv. to con- con- + strīc- (var. s. of stringere to tie; seestrict) + -tus ptp. suffix
—Related forms
non·con·strict·ed, adjective
non·con·strict·ing, adjective
un·con·strict·ed, adjective
well-con·strict·ed, adjective
—Synonyms
1. cramp, squeeze, bind, tighten.
1. cramp, squeeze, bind, tighten.
—Antonyms
1. expand.
1. expand.
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