constrict

/kənˈstrɪkt/ verb

Translation

LIMIT [T] › to limit someone's freedom to do what they want to or be the way they want to

sıkmak, kısıtlamak, engellemek, sınırlandırmak, kısmen yasaklamak

His creativity was constricted by the political regime he lived under.1872

MAKE NARROWER [I, T] › to become narrower or tighter, or to make something narrower or tighter

sık(ıştır)mak, büzmek, büzüştürmek, daraltmak

The blood vessels constricted.25161969

constriction

/kənˈstrɪkʃən/ noun [U] ›

kısıtlama

(Definition of constrict verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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