ASTRINGES

Verb

astringes

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of astringe

Anagrams

• asserting, ganisters

Source: Wiktionary

ASTRINGE

As*tringe", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Astringed; p. pr. & vb. n. Astringing.] Etym: [L. astringere; ad + stringere to draw tight. Cf. Astrict, and see Strain, v. t.]

1. To bind fast; to constrict; to contract; to cause parts to draw together; to compress. Which contraction . . . astringeth the moistuBacon.

2. To bind by moral or legal obligation. Wolsey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition