astringere
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin astringere.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]astrìngere (first-person singular present astrìngo, first-person singular past historic astrìnsi, past participle astrétto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- (literary) to compel, to oblige [with a (+ infinitive) ‘to’]
- (poetic) to grasp tightly; to squeeze
- Synonym: stringere
- (medicine) to tighten, to cause an astringent effect to (tissues, etc.)
- (medicine) to constipate
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of astrìngere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- astringere in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- astringere in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- astrìngere in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- astrìngere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Verb
[edit]astringēre
Verb
[edit]astringere
- inflection of astringō:
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- Rhymes:Italian/indʒere
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