to constringe
- verb
- /kənˈstrɪndʒ/
:
constringir
- The medicine can constringe blood vessels, helping to slow bleeding.
Examples
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When the temperature drops, the metal constringes.
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Cold water may constringe the pores of your skin, making them appear smaller.
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His face seemed to constringe in pain as he received the news.
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The muscles constringe during exercise.
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Cold water may constringe the pores of your skin, making them appear smaller.
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The medicine can constringe blood vessels, helping to slow bleeding.
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When the temperature drops, the metal constringes, becoming smaller in circumference.
Synonyms
145
1.5
To make something hold firmly, like a bolt or belt
94
3.7
To press something so it takes less space
65
2.1
Become less wide or make something less wide
30
5.6
To become tighter because of pressure or shrinking
11
4.4
To press something so it becomes smaller and takes less space
1
4.4
To make a rope or cord tight by stretching it so it is not loose
1
4.4
To make something tight by pulling it
Press something so it becomes narrow or tight
To pull something like a rope until it becomes tight or to become tight
Antonyms
How Tight
70
3.5
192
2.8
145
1.5
94
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word constringe comes from the Latin parts con- 'together' and stringere 'to bind or tighten', and is like the English word string. So, to constringe is to make something tight or to make it shrink by tightening.