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Meaning of astringe | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

/əˈstɹɪnd͡ʒ/

Definitions

To constrict, to compress
obsolete, transitive
To become constricted or compressed
intransitive, obsolete
To bind by moral or legal obligation.

Examples

“God's mind was to astringe and bind the Church perpetually to it.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

astringed astringes astringeth astringing astrogate astrogated