constringe

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constring.e          V      3 1 PRES ACTIVE  IMP 2 S    
constringo, constringere, constrinxi, constrictus  V (3rd) TRANS   [XXXBO]  
bind fast/tight, tie up/together; confine, restrain; hinder, inhibit, control;
compress/squeeze; make smaller/lessen/contract; hold together; congeal/freeze;