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astringe

  • /əˈstɹɪnd͡ʒ/

Rhymes with -ɪndʒ

verb astringes · astringing · astringed

  1. obsolete, transitive To constrict, to compress
  2. intransitive, obsolete To become constricted or compressed
  3. To bind by moral or legal obligation. God's mind was to astringe and bind the Church perpetually to it.

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@misc{astringe_2026,
  title = {astringe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/astringe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}