Constringe and Distend

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Constringe verb - To reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together.

Usage example: a styptic pencil stops the bleeding by constringing the small blood vessels at the site of cut

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Distend is an antonym for constringe.

Distend verb - Cause to expand as it by internal pressure.

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Constringe is an antonym for distend.

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Distend and Constringe. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/constringe/distend

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