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constringir.

to constrict with a loop around something

11 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/kõs.tɾĩˈʒi(ʁ)/Brazil[kõs.tɾĩˈʒi(h)]Brazil/kõs.tɾĩˈʒi(ɾ)/São-Paulo/kõʃ.tɾĩˈʒi(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to constrict with a loop around something

    transitive
  2. to constrict; to limit or restrict

    figuratively · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin cōn- Proto-Indo-European *streyg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *strinégti Proto-Italic *stringō Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréngʰeti Proto-Italic *strengō Latin stringō Latin cōnstringerebor. Portuguese constringir Borrowed from Latin cōnstringere (“to tie up”). Doublet of constranger.

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