English → Latin
“constrict” in Latin
contrahōto draw in, bring or drag several objects together; collect, assemble, gather, amass; to bring about, accomplish, executconiungōto bind together, connect, join, unite, yoke together, juxtapose; to compose or form by uniting; to associate; to unite cōnstringōTo hold or bind together, to bind, fetter, restrain, hinder, inhibit, hold in check; To bring into a narrow compass, to astringōto draw close, bind or tie together; tighten, contract; to check, repress, restrain; to put under obligation, oblige, necoartōto press together, compress, contract, confine; to abridge, shorten (of time); to abridge, compress (of discourse)tendōto stretch, stretch out, distend, extend; to direct oneself or one's course; to aim, strive, go, travel, march, tend, be
The English word constrict itself goes back to Latin stringō, through cōnstrictus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
constrict
or CONSTRINGE,
To contract, contrahere (opposed to porrigere, tendere).
To bind, copulando jungere or conjungere: constringere: astringere (to pull closely together; then of cold, also of medicines; opposed to solvere): coartare (to draw into a narrow compass).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for constrict?
- The usual Latin words for “constrict” are contrahō, coniungō, cōnstringō; also astringō, coartō, tendō. 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.