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stricten

stricten verb: to make or become strict; tighten.

Verb

stricten (third-person singular simple present strictens, present participle strictening, simple past and past participle strictened)

  1. (ambitransitive, rare) To make or become strict; tighten
    • The Bank of Japan strictened, since August, its guidance on the fund position of city banks; it raised, as from September, the official interest rate by #0.001 (per 100 yen per diem); and it also enforced a measure for restricting the increased loans to be extended by urban banks.1967, Economic Statistics, volume 10, numbers 3-12
    • According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Overall, the study indicates that paraffinic HVO fuels are suitable for emission reduction with valve and injection timing adjustment and thus provide possibilities for engine manufacturers to meet the strictening emission."2013, Issues in Global Environment—Pollution and Waste Management

Forms of stricten

third-person singular presentstrictens
present participlestrictening
past participlestrictened
paststrictened

Origin of stricten

From strict + -en.

Questions about stricten

What does stricten mean?
Stricten means to make or become strict; tighten.
What part of speech is stricten?
Stricten is a verb.
What is the past tense of stricten?
The past tense of stricten is strictened.

Words near stricten in the dictionary

  1. strict orderings
  2. strict scrutiny
  3. strict vegetarian
  4. strict vegetarians
  5. strict-sense stationary
  6. stricten
  7. strictens
  8. stricter
  9. strictest
  10. strictification
  11. strictinin

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