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strictens

strictens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stricten.

Meaning of stricten

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

Questions about strictens

What is strictens the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Strictens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stricten.

Words near strictens in the dictionary

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

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