reconstrict

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verb

To constrict again.

OriginEnglish constrict ← Latin cōnstrictus ← Proto-Italic *strengō →
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Meanings

verbreconstrict (third-person singular simple present reconstricts, present participle reconstricting, simple past and past participle reconstricted)

present singular third person reconstricts · participle present reconstricting · participle past reconstricted · past reconstricted · alternative re-constrict

  1. To constrict again.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  8. Proto-Italic*kom
  9. Proto-Italic*kom-
  10. Latincōn-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*streyg-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*strinégti
  13. Proto-Italic*stringō
  14. Proto-Indo-European*strengʰ-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*stréngʰeti
  16. Proto-Italic*strengō
  17. Latinstringō
  18. Latincōnstringō
  19. Latincōnstrictus
  20. Englishconstrict
  21. Englishreconstrict

From re- + constrict.

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APA

reconstrict. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconstrict

MLA

“reconstrict.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconstrict. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reconstrict,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconstrict.

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