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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cōnstrictus (“compressed, contracted”), past participle of cōnstringō (“to draw or bind together; to compress”). Doublet of constrain.
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Verb
constrict (third-person singular simple present constricts, present participle constricting, simple past and past participle constricted)
- (transitive, intransitive) To narrow, especially by application of pressure.
- To coil around (prey) in order to asphyxiate it. (of a snake)
- (figurative) To limit or restrict.
- Synonym: inhibit
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