1. Constrict or bind or draw together
   "Lemon juice astringes the tissue in the mouth" 
2. Become constricted or compressed
   "The cold substance astringes"

Derived forms: astringed, astringes, astringing

See also: astringent

Type of: compact, compress, constrict, constringe, contract, narrow, press, squeeze

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