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constringe

constringe verb: to constrict; to tighten.

Verb

constringe (third-person singular simple present constringes, present participle constringing, simple past and past participle constringed)

  1. (ambitransitive) To constrict; to tighten.
    • The emulgent draw this superfluous moisture from the blood; the two ureters convey it to the bladder, which, by reason of his site in the lower belly, is apt to receive it, having two parts, neck and bottom: the bottom holds the water, the neck is constringed with a muscle, which, as a porter...1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition I, section...

constringe meaning in Urdu

constringe in Urdu

سکیڑنا

Forms of constringe

third-person singular presentconstringes
present participleconstringing
past participleconstringed
pastconstringed

Origin of constringe

From Latin cōnstringere. See constrain.

Words that rhyme with constringe

21 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about constringe

What does constringe mean?
Constringe means to constrict; to tighten.
What is constringe in Urdu?
Constringe in Urdu is سکیڑنا. See Constringe meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is constringe?
Constringe is a verb.
What is the past tense of constringe?
The past tense of constringe is constringed.

Words near constringe in the dictionary

  1. constrictor knots
  2. constrictores
  3. constrictors
  4. constrictory
  5. constricts
  6. constringe
  7. constringed
  8. constringence
  9. constringences
  10. constringencies
  11. constringency

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Adapted from Wiktionary: constringe (page history and authors); constringe (Urdu Wiktionary) (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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