'Constringe' definitions:

Definition of 'constringe'

From: WordNet
verb
Become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted" [syn: constrict, constringe, narrow]

Definition of 'Constringe'

From: GCIDE
  • 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.] [1913 Webster]
  • Strong liquors . . . intoxicate, constringe, harden the fibers, and coagulate the fluids. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]

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