astrict


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astrict

to bind fast; constrain: The court will astrict the witness from making a public statement at this time.
Not to be confused with:
constrict – cause to contract or shrink; to draw in; compress; to slow the natural course of: Too many rules can constrict a child’s development.
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astrict

(əˈstrɪkt)
vb
(tr) archaic to bind, confine, or constrict
[C16: from Latin astrictus drawn closely together, from astringere to lighten, from stringere to bind]
asˈtriction n
asˈtrictive adj
asˈtrictively adv
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astrict


Past participle: astricted
Gerund: astricting

Imperative
astrict
astrict
Present
I astrict
you astrict
he/she/it astricts
we astrict
you astrict
they astrict
Preterite
I astricted
you astricted
he/she/it astricted
we astricted
you astricted
they astricted
Present Continuous
I am astricting
you are astricting
he/she/it is astricting
we are astricting
you are astricting
they are astricting
Present Perfect
I have astricted
you have astricted
he/she/it has astricted
we have astricted
you have astricted
they have astricted
Past Continuous
I was astricting
you were astricting
he/she/it was astricting
we were astricting
you were astricting
they were astricting
Past Perfect
I had astricted
you had astricted
he/she/it had astricted
we had astricted
you had astricted
they had astricted
Future
I will astrict
you will astrict
he/she/it will astrict
we will astrict
you will astrict
they will astrict
Future Perfect
I will have astricted
you will have astricted
he/she/it will have astricted
we will have astricted
you will have astricted
they will have astricted
Future Continuous
I will be astricting
you will be astricting
he/she/it will be astricting
we will be astricting
you will be astricting
they will be astricting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been astricting
you have been astricting
he/she/it has been astricting
we have been astricting
you have been astricting
they have been astricting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been astricting
you will have been astricting
he/she/it will have been astricting
we will have been astricting
you will have been astricting
they will have been astricting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been astricting
you had been astricting
he/she/it had been astricting
we had been astricting
you had been astricting
they had been astricting
Conditional
I would astrict
you would astrict
he/she/it would astrict
we would astrict
you would astrict
they would astrict
Past Conditional
I would have astricted
you would have astricted
he/she/it would have astricted
we would have astricted
you would have astricted
they would have astricted
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