astringe

[uh-strinj] / əˈstrɪndʒ /

VERB

constrict

Synonyms

STRONGEST

circumscribe compress cramp

STRONG

choke clench concentrate condense confine constringe contract curb limit narrow pinch restrain restrict shrink squeeze strangle strangulate tauten tense tighten tuck

WEAK

draw together

Antonyms

STRONG

enlarge expand free give increase lengthen let go liberate loose loosen release stretch

WEAK

open

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To persons who are not habituated to the composition it causes a strong giddiness, astringes and excoriates the tongue and fauces, and deadens for a time the faculty of taste.

From The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants by Marsden, William

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