Constringe and Outspread

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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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Outspread is an antonym for constringe.

Outspread verb - To arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area.

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Constringe is an antonym for outspread.

Nearby Word: outspreading

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Outspread and Constringe. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/constringe/outspread

Constringe & Outspread. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/constringe/outspread>.

Outspread or Constringe. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/constringe/outspread.

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