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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 astringe
 (vt.)使收縮,使收斂

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 As·tringe v. t. [imp. & p. p. Astringed p. pr. & vb. n. Astringing ]
 1. To bind fast; to constrict; to contract; to cause parts to draw together; to compress.
    Which contraction . . . astringeth the moisture of the brain and thereby sendeth tears into the eyes.   --Bacon.
 2. To bind by moral or legal obligation.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 astringe
      v 1: constrict or bind or draw together; "Lemon juice astringes
           the tissue in the mouth"
      2: become constricted or compressed; "The cold substance
         astringes"