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Constrain

Constrain Meaning & Definition
Constrain Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Constrain?

[v] restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"
[v] hold back

Synonyms | Synonyms for Constrain: cumber | encumber | restrain | stiffen | tighten | tighten up

Related Terms | Find terms related to Constrain: abate | abridge | abstain | aggrieve | allay | alleviate | arrest | assuage | attemper | ban | bank the fire | bar | bastille | bear | bind | bit | blunt | bottle up | box up | bridle | cage | cause | cause to | chasten | check | cloister | coerce | compel | concuss | confine | contain | control | cool | cool off | coop | coop in | coop up | cork up | crib | crowd | crush | curb | curtail | damp | dampen | deaden | decelerate | de-emphasize | deprive | detain | dictate | diminish | disallow | dompt | downplay | drive | dull | encage | enclose | enforce | enjoin | extenuate | fence in | force | govern | grieve | guard | have | hem in | hinder | hold | hold at bay | hold back | hold down | hold fast | hold in | hold in check | hold in custody | hold in leash | hold in restraint | hold up | hurt | immure | impel | impound | incarcerate | inhibit | injure | insist upon | intern | jail | jam | jug | keep | keep back | keep from | keep in | keep in check | keep in custody | keep in detention | keep under control | keep within bounds | lay | lay under restraint | lenify | lessen | lighten | make | mew | mew up | mitigate | moderate | modulate | necessitate | oblige | obtund | pain | palliate | pen | pen up | play down | pound | prison | prohibit | pull | pull in | push | quod | rail in | reduce | reduce the temperature | refrain | rein | rein in | restrain | restrict | retard | retrench | seal up | set back | shackle | shotgun | shut in | shut up | slacken | slow down | smother | snub | sober | sober down | soften | squab | squash | squeeze | squish | stifle | straiten | subdue | suppress | tame | temper | tie | tone down | tune down | underplay | use force upon | wall in | weaken | withhold

See Also | bound | bound | bridle | clog | confine | confine | curb | limit | limit | restrain | restrict | restrict | throttle | throttle | trammel | trammel

Constrain In Webster's Dictionary

\Con*strain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Constrained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Constraining}.] [OF. constraindre, F. contrainde, L. constringere; con- + stringere to draw tight. See {Strain}, and. cf. {Constrict}, {Constringe}.] 1. To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold tightly; to constringe. He binds in chains The drowsy prophet, and his limbs constrains. --Dryden. When winter frosts constrain the fields with cold. --Dryden. 2. To bring into a narrow compass; to compress. How the strait stays the slender waist constrain. --Gay. 3. To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress. My sire in caves constrains the winds. --Dryden. 4. To compel; to force; to necessitate; to oblige. The love of Christ constraineth us. --2. Cor. v. 14. I was constrained to appeal unto C[ae]sar. --Acts xxviii. 19. 5. To violate; to ravish. [Obs.] --Shak. 6. To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural effect; as, a constrained voice. Syn: To compel; force; drive; impel; urge; press.

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