astrict
/əˈstrɪkt/
verb
- To bind, restrict, or limit tightly.
- The contract astricts the tenant to a one-year lease without early termination.
- The medication can astrict blood vessels, reducing swelling.
- New rules astrict the use of plastic bags in the city.
- To constrict or draw together, especially in a medical or physiological sense.
- The doctor explained how the drug would astrict the pupils.
- The cold water caused the skin to astrict slightly.
- Certain herbs are known to astrict tissues and stop minor bleeding.
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