astreindre

French

Etymology

From Old French astreindre, from Latin astringere, present active infinitive of astringō (bind, tighten).

Pronunciation

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Verb

astreindre

  1. (transitive) to constrain, compel

Conjugation

This verb is conjugated like peindre. It uses the same endings as rendre or vendre, but its -nd- becomes -gn- before a vowel, and its past participle ends in ‘t’ instead of a vowel.

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