GRE vocabulary

Coarct

to restrict, confine, or keep someone or something within tight limits

Example

"The emergency regulations served to coarct civil liberties, leaving citizens with few avenues for public protest."

From Latin 'coarctare' (to press together, confine), from 'com-' (together) + 'arctare' (to compress, tighten).

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