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astrict
[uh-strikt]
verb (used with object)
to bind fast; constrain.
to bind morally or legally.
astrict
/ əˈٰɪ /
verb
archaic(tr) to bind, confine, or constrict
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Other Word Forms
- astriction noun
- ˈٰپDz noun
- ˈٰپ adjective
- ˈٰپly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of astrict1
C16: from Latin astrictus drawn closely together, from astringere to lighten, from stringere to bind
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It could not be kept at all; for, either it must oblige us to honour all indefinitely, as fathers, and other relations, which cannot be; or else it must leave us still in suspense and ignorance, who shall be the object of our honour; and then it can never be kept: or finally, it must astrict our honouring to such definite relations, to whom it is due; and then our transgression of that restriction shall be a breach of it.
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