unconstrict

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verb

To remove a constriction

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

verbunconstrict (third-person singular simple present unconstricts, present participle unconstricting, simple past and past participle unconstricted)

present singular third person unconstricts · participle present unconstricting · participle past unconstricted · past unconstricted

  1. To remove a constriction

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Germanic*anda-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*anda-
  5. Old Englishand-
  6. Old Englishon-
  7. Middle Englishon-
  8. Englishun-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  11. Proto-Italic*kom
  12. Proto-Italic*kom-
  13. Latincōn-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*streyg-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*strinégti
  16. Proto-Italic*stringō
  17. Proto-Indo-European*strengʰ-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*stréngʰeti
  19. Proto-Italic*strengō
  20. Latinstringō
  21. Latincōnstringō
  22. Latincōnstrictus
  23. Englishconstrict
  24. Englishunconstrict

From un- + constrict.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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