abstringe

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/əb.stɹɪnd͡ʒ/

verb

To unbind; to loosen.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:abstringe.”

OriginLatin abstringō →
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Meanings

verbabstringe (third-person singular simple present abstringes, present participle abstringing, simple past and past participle abstringed)

present singular third person abstringes · participle present abstringing · participle past abstringed · past abstringed

  1. obsoleteraretransitiveTo unbind; to loosen.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:abstringe.

Origin

  1. Latinabstringō
  2. Englishabstringe

Borrowed from Latin abstringō, from ab- (“away”) + stringō (“to bind, to tie”).

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Translations

Ukrainian розірвати, розслабити
  • розірвати (rozirvaty)To unbind; to loosen
  • розслабити (rozslabyty/poslabyty)To unbind; to loosen
  • послабити (rozslabyty/poslabyty)To unbind; to loosen

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with abstringe

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Anagrams

Brigantesbreasting
Cite this entry
APA

abstringe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstringe

MLA

“abstringe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstringe. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abstringe,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstringe.

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