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Word: Constrict
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 18th century: from Latin constrict- ‘bound tightly together’, from the verb constringere (see constrain)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kənˈstrɪkt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
make narrower, especially by encircling pressure
Short Definition:make narrower
Examples:- chemicals that constrict the blood vessels
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