astringere

== Italian == === Alternative forms === astrignere (archaic) === Etymology === From Latin astringere. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /asˈtrin.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) (literary) to compel, to oblige [with a (+ infinitive) ‘to’] (poetic) to grasp tightly; to squeeze Synonym: stringere (medicine) to tighten, to cause an astringent effect to (tissues, etc.) (medicine) to constipate ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== astringente stringere === 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 === astrignere, granireste, transigere == Latin == === Verb === astringēre second-person singular future passive indicative of astringō === Verb === astringere inflection of astringō: present active infinitive second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative