The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Coarct \Co*arct"\, Coarctate \Co*arc"tate\, v. t. [See Coarctate, a.] 1. To press together; to crowd; to straiten; to confine closely. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To restrain; to confine. [Obs.] --Ayliffe. [1913 Webster]