coarctate
English
Etymology
See co- (“together”) and Latin artō (“I contract, tighten”).
Adjective
coarctate (comparative more coarctate, superlative most coarctate)
- (anatomy) constricted, narrowed or compressed
- (entomology, of a pupa) enclosed in a rigid case
Verb
coarctate (third-person singular simple present coarctates, present participle coarctating, simple past and past participle coarctated)
- (obsolete) To press together; to crowd.
- (obsolete) To restrain; to confine.
Related terms
- coarctation
Latin
Verb
coarctāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of coarctō