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Constrain

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Verb

1. constrain, cumber, encumber, restrain

hold back

2. constrain, stiffen, tighten, tighten up

restrict

Example Sentences:
'Tighten the rules'
'stiffen the regulations'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Constrain

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to compel or force, esp by persuasion, circumstances, etc; oblige
2. 
to restrain by or as if by force; confine

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Constrain

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verb transitive
1. 
to force into, or hold in, close bounds; confine
2. 
to hold back by force; restrain
3. 
to force; compel; oblige
he was constrained to agree

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Constrain

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tr.v. con·strained, con·strain·ing, con·strains
1.
a. To keep within certain limits; confine or limit: "Legislators ... used the power of the purse to constrain the size of the military" (Julian E. Zelizer).
b. To inhibit or restrain; hold back: "She noticed her mother blushing and acting somewhat constrained in her conversation with the grandmother" (David Huddle).
2. To compel by physical, moral, or circumstantial force; oblige: felt constrained to object to his behavior.
3. To produce in a forced or inhibited manner: "This smile seemed to touch something off in her ... and playfully she constrained her own roguish smile" (Naeem Murr).

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