Definition of constrain

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Constrain (v. t.) To bring into a narrow compass; to compress.

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Enforcive :: Enforcive (a.) Serving to enforce or constrain; compulsive.
Cogent :: Cogent (p. a.) Having the power to compel conviction or move the will; constraining; conclusive; forcible; powerful; not easily reasisted.
Oblige :: Oblige (v. t.) To constrain by physical, moral, or legal force; to put under obligation to do or forbear something..
Compellable :: Compellable (a.) Capable of being compelled or constrained.
Simper :: Simper (n.) A constrained, self-conscious smile; an affected, silly smile; a smirk..
Fain :: Fain (a.) Satisfied; contented; also, constrained..
Enforce :: Enforce (v. t.) To put force upon; to force; to constrain; to compel; as, to enforce obedience to commands..
Out :: Out (a.) Beyond the limits of concealment, confinement, privacy, constraint, etc., actual of figurative; hence, not in concealment, constraint, etc., in, or into, a state of freedom, openness, disclosure, publicity, etc.; as, the sun shines out; he laughed out, to be out at the elbows; the secret has leaked out, or is out; the disease broke out on his face; the book is out..
Make :: Make (v. t.) To require; to constrain; to compel; to force; to cause; to occasion; -- followed by a noun or pronoun and infinitive.
Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To bring into a narrow compass; to compress.
Franchise :: Franchise (a.) Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.
Compulsion :: Compulsion (n.) The act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; the act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint; subjection to force..
Easy :: Easy (v. t.) Free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained; smooth; as, easy manners; an easy style..
Spontaneity :: Spontaneity (n.) The quality or state of being spontaneous, or acting from native feeling, proneness, or temperament, without constraint or external force..
Put :: Put (v. t.) To incite; to entice; to urge; to constrain; to oblige.
Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural effect; as, a constrained voice..
Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress.
Abandon :: Abandon (n.) A complete giving up to natural impulses; freedom from artificial constraint; careless freedom or ease.
Ease :: Ease (n.) Freedom from constraint, formality, difficulty, embarrassment, etc.; facility; liberty; naturalness; -- said of manner, style, etc.; as, ease of style, of behavior, of address..
Strait-laced :: Strait-laced (a.) Restricted; stiff; constrained.
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