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straiten
transitive verb strait·en \ˈstrā-tən\
strait·enedstrait·en·ing \ˈstrāt-niŋ, ˈstrā-tən-iŋ\
Definition of STRAITEN
2
archaic : to restrict in freedom or scope : hamper
3
: to subject to distress, privation, or deficiency <in straitened circumstances>
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First Known Use of STRAITEN
circa 1552
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