astringere

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin astringere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈstrin.d͡ʒe.re/
  • Rhymes: -indʒere
  • Hyphenation: a‧strìn‧ge‧re

Verb

astrìngere (first-person singular present astrìngo, first-person singular past historic astrìnsi, past participle astrétto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (literary) to compel, to oblige [+ a (infinitive) = to]
  2. (poetic) to grasp tightly; to squeeze
    Synonym: stringere
  3. (medicine) to tighten, to cause an astringent effect to (tissues, etc.)
  4. (medicine) to constipate

Conjugation

Further reading

  • 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

Latin

Verb

astringēre

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative of astringō

Verb

astringere

  1. inflection of astringō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative
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