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astringe

transitive verb
as·​tringe | \ əˈstrinj\
-ed/-ing/-s

Definition of astringe

: to bind together : cause (tissue) to draw together : constrict, compress

History and Etymology for astringe

Latin astringere, adstringere to bind fast, from ad- + stringere to bind tight

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