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astricting

astricting is the present participle and gerund 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

Questions about astricting

What is astricting the present participle and gerund of?
Astricting is the present participle and gerund of astrict.

Words near astricting in the dictionary

  1. astretch
  2. astrexine
  3. Astria
  4. astrict
  5. astricted
  6. astricting
  7. astriction
  8. astrictions
  9. astrictive
  10. astrictives
  11. astricts

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