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adstrict

adstrict is the alternative form of astrict.

Meaning of astrict

Verb

astrict (third-person singular simple present astricts, present participle astricting, simple past and past participle astricted)

  1. (transitive) To bind, constrain, or restrict.
    • That the solid parts were to be relaxed or astricted as they let the Humours pass, either in too small of too great Quantities.1731, John Arbuthnot, An Essay Concerning the Nature of Ailments and the Choice of Them, According to the Different Constitutions of Human Bodies, page 105
  2. (transitive) To estop.
  3. (Scots law) To restrict the tenure of.
    • to astrict lands

Forms of adstrict

third-person singular presentadstricts
present participleadstricting
past participleadstricted
pastadstricted

Questions about adstrict

What is adstrict the alternative form of?
Adstrict is the alternative form of astrict.

Words near adstrict in the dictionary

  1. adstrata
  2. adstratal
  3. adstrate
  4. adstrates
  5. adstratum
  6. adstrict
  7. adstricted
  8. adstricting
  9. adstriction
  10. adstrictions
  11. adstricts

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Adapted from Wiktionary: adstrict (page history and authors); astrict (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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