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constringe
con·stringe C0591400 (kən-strĭnj′)tr.v. con·stringed, con·string·ing, con·string·es To cause to contract; constrict. [Latin cōnstringere, to compress; see constrain.] con·strin′gen·cy n.con·strin′gent adj.constringe (kənˈstrɪndʒ) vb (tr) rare to shrink or contract[C17: from Latin constringere to bind together; see constrain] conˈstringency n conˈstringent adjcon•stringe (kənˈstrɪndʒ) v.t. -stringed, -string•ing. to constrict; compress; cause to contract or shrink. [1595–1605; < Latin constringere to draw tight, tie up; see constrict] con•strin′gen•cy, n. con•strin′gent, adj. constringe Past participle: constringed Gerund: constringing
Imperative |
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constringe | constringe |
Present |
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I constringe | you constringe | he/she/it constringes | we constringe | you constringe | they constringe |
Preterite |
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I constringed | you constringed | he/she/it constringed | we constringed | you constringed | they constringed |
Present Continuous |
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I am constringing | you are constringing | he/she/it is constringing | we are constringing | you are constringing | they are constringing |
Present Perfect |
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I have constringed | you have constringed | he/she/it has constringed | we have constringed | you have constringed | they have constringed |
Past Continuous |
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I was constringing | you were constringing | he/she/it was constringing | we were constringing | you were constringing | they were constringing |
Past Perfect |
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I had constringed | you had constringed | he/she/it had constringed | we had constringed | you had constringed | they had constringed |
Future |
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I will constringe | you will constringe | he/she/it will constringe | we will constringe | you will constringe | they will constringe |
Future Perfect |
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I will have constringed | you will have constringed | he/she/it will have constringed | we will have constringed | you will have constringed | they will have constringed |
Future Continuous |
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I will be constringing | you will be constringing | he/she/it will be constringing | we will be constringing | you will be constringing | they will be constringing |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been constringing | you have been constringing | he/she/it has been constringing | we have been constringing | you have been constringing | they have been constringing |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been constringing | you will have been constringing | he/she/it will have been constringing | we will have been constringing | you will have been constringing | they will have been constringing |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been constringing | you had been constringing | he/she/it had been constringing | we had been constringing | you had been constringing | they had been constringing |
Conditional |
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I would constringe | you would constringe | he/she/it would constringe | we would constringe | you would constringe | they would constringe |
Past Conditional |
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I would have constringed | you would have constringed | he/she/it would have constringed | we would have constringed | you would have constringed | they would have constringed | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | constringe - become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted"constrict, narrowastringe - become constricted or compressed; "The cold substance astringes"strangulate - become constricted; "The hernia will strangulate"tighten - become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened" |
constringeverb1. To make smaller or narrower:constrict, narrow.2. To reduce in size, as by drawing together:compact, compress, constrict, contract, shrink.3. To subject to compression:compact, compress, constrict, squeeze.constringe
Synonyms for constringeverb to make smaller or narrowerSynonymsverb to reduce in size, as by drawing togetherSynonyms- compact
- compress
- constrict
- contract
- shrink
verb to subject to compressionSynonyms- compact
- compress
- constrict
- squeeze
Synonyms for constringeverb become tight or as if tightSynonymsRelated Words- astringe
- strangulate
- tighten
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