Constringe and Scatter

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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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Scatter is an antonym for constringe.

Scatter verb - To cause (members of a group) to move widely apart.

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Constringe is an antonym for scatter.

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

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

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

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