enstraiten

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UK/ɛnˈstɹeɪtə̆n/

verb

To render narrow or narrower; make strait; curtail (property).

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Meanings

verbenstraiten (third-person singular simple present enstraitens, present participle enstraitening, simple past and past participle enstraitened)

present singular third person enstraitens · participle present enstraitening · participle past enstraitened · past enstraitened

  1. archaicTo render narrow or narrower; make strait; curtail (property).

    He hath already to plesure his countrie instraightned his demeanes.

    1589, Robert Payne, A briefe description of Ireland, page 11
  2. literaryrareConstrain; bring into straits.

    But the Romans had enstraitned her before she was aware thereof.

    1618, Edmund Bolton, The Roman histories of Lucius Julius Florus, page 142

Origin

From en- + straiten.

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APA

enstraiten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enstraiten

MLA

“enstraiten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enstraiten. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enstraiten,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enstraiten.

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