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Latin
Pronunciation
Verb
praestringō (present infinitive praestringere, perfect active praestrīnxī, supine praestrictum); third conjugation
- to bind fast; to tie up
- to squeeze tight; to compress
- to graze, glance off
Conjugation
References
- “praestringo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “praestringo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- praestringo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to dazzle a person: oculorum aciem alicui praestringere (also simply praestringere)