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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
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Derived Forms

  • asˈtriction, noun
  • asˈtrictive, adjective
  • asˈtrictively, adverb
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Other Words From

  • as·triction noun
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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of astrict1

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

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