enstraiten means to render narrow or narrower; make strait; curtail (property).
enstraiten is pronounced /ɛnˈstɹeɪtə̆n/.
Etymology
From en- + straiten.
verb
- To render narrow or narrower; make strait; curtail (property).“He hath already to plesure his countrie instraightned his demeanes.”
- Constrain; bring into straits.“But the Romans had enstraitned her before she was aware thereof.”