astrict

[ uh-strikt ]

verb (used with object)

1. to bind fast; constrain.
2. to bind morally or legally.

astrict

/ əˈstrɪkt /

verb

1. archaic.
   tr to bind, confine, or constrict

Derived Forms

• asˈtriction, noun
• asˈtrictive, adjective
• asˈtrictively, adverb

Other Words From

• as·triction noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of astrict¹

1505–15; < Latin astrīctus drawn together, bound, tightened (past participle of astringere ), equivalent to a- a- ⁵ + strig- (variant stem of stringere to draw) + -tus past participle suffix. See astringe

Word History and Origins

Origin of astrict¹

C16: from Latin astrictus drawn closely together, from astringere to lighten, from stringere to bind

Example Sentences

It could not be kept at all; for, either it must oblige us to honour all indefinitely, as fathers, and other relations, which cannot be; or else it must leave us still in suspense and ignorance, who shall be the object of our honour; and then it can never be kept: or finally, it must astrict our honouring to such definite relations, to whom it is due; and then our transgression of that restriction shall be a breach of it.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• constrain
• oblige