astringe en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /əˈstɹɪnd͡ʒ/
Meanings
- (obsolete, transitive) To constrict, to compress
- (intransitive, obsolete) To become constricted or compressed
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To bind by moral or legal obligation.
God's mind was to astringe and bind the Church perpetually to it.
c. 1555, John Harpsfield, Divorce of Henry VIII:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| astringing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| astringes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| astringed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| astringed | Tense=Past | lexicographic |