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astrict

[ uh-strikt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to bind fast; constrain.
to bind morally or legally.

astrict

/ əˈstrɪkt /

verb

archaic.
tr to bind, confine, or constrict

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Derived Forms

asˈtriction, noun
asˈtrictive, adjective
asˈtrictively, adverb

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Other Words From

as·triction noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of astrict¹

1505–15; < Latin astrīctus drawn together, bound, tightened (past participle of astringere ), equivalent to a- a- ⁵ + strig- (variant stem of stringere to draw) + -tus past participle suffix. See astringe

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Word History and Origins

Origin of astrict¹

C16: from Latin astrictus drawn closely together, from astringere to lighten, from stringere to bind

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