restringe

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verb

To confine; to contract; to stringe.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

verbrestringe (third-person singular simple present restringes, present participle restringing, simple past and past participle restringed)

present singular third person restringes · participle present restringing · participle past restringed · past restringed

  1. nonstandardobsoleteTo confine; to contract; to stringe.

Origin

  1. Latinrēstringō“to tighten, to restrain”
  2. Englishrestringe

Borrowed from Latin rēstringō (“to tighten, to restrain”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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