astrict
[ uh-strikt ]
/ əˈstrɪkt /
verb (used with object)
to bind fast; constrain.
to bind morally or legally.
Origin of astrict
OTHER WORDS FROM astrict
as·tric·tion, nounWords nearby astrict
astral,
astral body,
astrangia,
astraphobia,
astray,
astrict,
astriction,
astrid,
astride,
astringe,
astringent
Example sentences from the Web for astriction
Astriction, as-trik′shun, n. a binding or contraction: restriction.
Astriction to the soil was at once the foundation and the symbol of that serfdom.
Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber |James Aitken Wylie
British Dictionary definitions for astriction
astrict
/ (əˈstrɪkt) /
verb
(tr) archaic
to bind, confine, or constrict
Derived forms of astrict
astriction, noun astrictive, adjective astrictively, adverbWord Origin for astrict
C16: from Latin
astrictus drawn closely together, from
astringere to lighten, from
stringere to bind
Medical definitions for astriction
astriction
[ ə-strĭk′shən ]
n.
Astringent action.
Compression to arrest hemorrhage.