English → Latin
“astringe” in Latin
astringōto draw close, bind or tie together; tighten, contract; to check, repress, restrain; to put under obligation, oblige, necōnstringōTo hold or bind together, to bind, fetter, restrain, hinder, inhibit, hold in check; To bring into a narrow compass, to alvusbelly, bowels, paunch; excrement; flux, diarrhoea; stomach, digestive organs; womb; matrix (of a fruit)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
astringe
astringere (e.g., alvum: opposed to solvere: also of intense cold, etc.): constringere (to tie tightly together).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for astringe?
- The usual Latin words for “astringe” are astringō, cōnstringō, alvus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.