🩹constringe

verb
/kənˈstrɪndʒ/

Meaning

to cause to shrink or contract; to constrict

Example Sentences

The medicine helped constringe the swollen tissues.

Synonyms

constrict, contract, tighten, compress

Antonyms

expand, loosen

Collocations

constringe tissue, constringe skin, constringe muscles

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