Thesaurus: astrict

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1. v. t. To bind up; to confine; to constrict; to contract.
2. v. t. To bind; to constrain; to restrict; to limit.
3. v. t. To restrict the tenure of; as, to astrict lands. See Astriction, 4.
4. a. Concise; contracted.
5. 1. To bind up; to confine; to constrict; to contract. The solid parts were to be relaxed or astricted. Arbuthnot. 2. To bind; to constrain; to restrict; to limit. [R.] The mind is astricted to certain necessary modes or forms of thought. Sir W. Hamilton. 3. (Scots Law) To restrict the tenure of; as, to astrict lands. See Astriction, 4. Burrill. Concise; contracted. [Obs.] Weever.
6. To restrict the tenure of; as, to astrict lands. SeeAstriction, 4. Burrill.
7. v. t. To bind up; to confine; to constrict; to contract. v. t. To bind; to constrain; to restrict; to limit. v. t. To restrict the tenure of; as, to astrict lands. See Astriction, 4. a. Concise; contracted.