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constrict definition

con·strict (kən strikt′)

transitive verb

  1. to make smaller or narrower, esp. at one place, by binding, squeezing, or shrinking; contract
  2. to hold in; limit; restrict

Etymology: < L constrictus, pp. of constringere: see constrain

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