enstraiten

English

Etymology

en- +‎ straiten.[1]

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɛnˈstɹeɪtə̆n/

Verb

enstraiten (third-person singular simple present enstraitens, present participle enstraitening, simple past and past participle enstraitened)

(archaic) To render narrow or narrower; make strait; curtail (property).
- 1589, Robert Payne, A briefe description of Ireland, page 11:
  He hath already to plesure his countrie instraightned his demeanes.
(rare, literary) Constrain; bring into straits.
- 1618, Edmund Bolton, The Roman histories of Lucius Julius Florus, page 142:
  But the Romans had enstraitned her before she was aware thereof.

References

The Oxford English Dictionary (2007).

Anagrams

Tarentines, entertains, tenantries

[OED-etym-1] The Oxford English Dictionary (2007).

单词	enstraiten
释义	enstraiten English Etymology en- +‎ straiten.[1] Pronunciation (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɛnˈstɹeɪtə̆n/ Verb enstraiten (third-person singular simple present enstraitens, present participle enstraitening, simple past and past participle enstraitened) (archaic) To render narrow or narrower; make strait; curtail (property). 1589, Robert Payne, A briefe description of Ireland, page 11: He hath already to plesure his countrie instraightned his demeanes. (rare, literary) Constrain; bring into straits. 1618, Edmund Bolton, The Roman histories of Lucius Julius Florus, page 142: But the Romans had enstraitned her before she was aware thereof. References The Oxford English Dictionary (2007). Anagrams Tarentines, entertains, tenantries
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