coarct

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Coarct \Co*arct"\, Coarctate \Co*arc"tate\, v. t. [See
   {Coarctate}, a.]
   1. To press together; to crowd; to straiten; to confine
      closely. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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   2. To restrain; to confine. [Obs.] --Ayliffe.
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