Stricten
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To make or become strict; tighten ambitransitive, rare
"The Bank of Japan strictened, since August, its guidance on the fund position of city banks; it raised, as from September, the official interest rate by #0.001 (per 100 yen per diem); and it also enforced a measure for restricting the increased loans to be extended by urban banks."
Example
More examples"The Bank of Japan strictened, since August, its guidance on the fund position of city banks; it raised, as from September, the official interest rate by #0.001 (per 100 yen per diem); and it also enforced a measure for restricting the increased loans to be extended by urban banks."
Etymology
From strict + -en.
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