to constrict organic tissues or reduce secretions; to act as an astringent

to accumulate money or wealth, often through greedy, unscrupulous, or illegal means

to accumulate or gather wealth, especially through heavy taxation or unscrupulous means

the property of causing the contraction of skin or body tissues

to tax by force and extort levies; to screw taxes out of the people by force

to collect or amass money, often implying greed or improper means

to levy excessive and heavy taxes on the populace

to cover one's traces or retire from public view to avoid detection

(literary) to slow down one's steps or come to a halt

to be talented yet self-effacing (idiom)

to levy or extort taxes

to extort taxes excessively

convergent sequence (math.)

a mathematical series whose partial sums approach a finite limit

To restrain one's talent or sharpness; to show modesty and avoid being overbearing or aggressive.

(dialect) to gather up; to throw together

old-fashioned women's obeisance involving tidying one's clothing and bowing

to amass wealth through excessive taxation or plundering without ever being satisfied

describing a person who is quiet, reserved, or keeps their emotions and thoughts to themselves