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单词 constrict
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constrictv.

Brit. /kənˈstrɪkt/, U.S. /kənˈstrɪk(t)/
Etymology: < Latin constrict- participial stem of constringĕre ; compare astrict , restrict . Other forms derived from the same Latin verb are constrain v. (through French), and constringe v.
1. transitive. To draw together as by tightening an encircling string; to make small or narrow (a tube or orifice); to contract, compress.
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the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > reduce in size or extent [verb (transitive)] > compress or constrict
thrumc1275
constrainc1374
nip1381
rinea1398
compress1398
withstrainc1400
coarctc1420
pincha1425
strain1426
nipe1440
thrumble1513
comprime?1541
astrict1548
sneap1598
cling1601
wring1603
constringe1609
coarctate1620
compinge1621
choke1635
compel1657
cramp1673
hunch1738
constrict1759
tighten1853
scrunch1861
throttle1863
1759 J. Mills tr. H. L. Duhamel du Monceau Pract. Treat. Husbandry iii. xii. 400 More closely constricted, and thereby the juice is better strained.
1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre II. vi. 182 A spasm constricted her mouth for an instant.
1871 G. H. Napheys Prevention & Cure Dis. 123 The neck should not be constricted by a tight collar.
figurative.1854 J. Martineau Stud. Christianity (1858) 19 The error deforms his faith as much as it tends to stiffen and constrict his life.1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 28 Dec. 3/1 To seize a position which would enable them to constrict at pleasure the commerce of the Cape.
2. To cause (organic tissue) to contract or draw together; to cause to contract or shrink.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > of tissue: become diseased [verb (transitive)] > alter tissue > contract
constrain1398
constringe1604
constrict1732
1732 J. Arbuthnot Pract. Rules of Diet i. 273 Such things as constrict the Fibres.
1791 W. Hamilton tr. C.-L. Berthollet Elements Art of Dyeing I. i. i. i. 18 The pores of the stuff, opened by the heat of boiling water, and again constricted by cold.
1881 B. Sanderson in Nature No. 619. 442 The influence which these [vascular nerves] transmit is here relaxing, there constricting.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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