Constringe /(?)/

Con·stringe

Constringe

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Constringed; p. pr. & vb. n. Constringing

  1. To dawn together; to contract; to force to contract itself; to constrict; to cause to shrink. [R.]
    Strong liquors . . . intoxicate, constringe, harden the fibers, and coagulate the fluids.