Co-āret′ or Co-āret′āte, v. t.

[Lat. coarctare, from co, for con, and arctare, to draw or press close together, from arctus, P. P. of arcere, to shut up, to inclose.]

1. To press together; to crowd; to straiten; to confine closely. [Obs.] Bacon.
2. To restrain; to confine. [Obs.] Agliffe.