enstraiten
enstraiten · enstraitens · enstraitened · enstraitening
To render narrow or narrowerTo render narrow or narrower; make strait; curtail (property).
/ɛnˈstɹeɪtə̆n/
Meaning
2 senses(literary, rare)Constrain; bring into straits.
(archaic)To render narrow or narrower; make strait; curtail (property).
Origin
From en- + straiten.From en- + straiten.
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Forms
enstraitens, enstraitening, enstraitened, enstraitened| Base form | enstraiten · to enstraiten |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | enstraitens |
| Present participle | enstraitening |
| Past simple | enstraitened |
| Past participle | enstraitened |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.