Definition of constrain

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Constrain (v. t.) To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress.

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Efforce :: Efforce (v. t.) To force; to constrain; to compel to yield.
Obligation :: Obligation (n.) That which obligates or constrains; the binding power of a promise, contract, oath, or vow, or of law; that which constitutes legal or moral duty..
Coerce :: Coerce (v. t.) To compel or constrain to any action; as, to coerce a man to vote for a certain candidate..
Easiness :: Easiness (n.) Freedom from effort, constraint, or formality; -- said of style, manner, etc..
Strait-laced :: Strait-laced (a.) Restricted; stiff; constrained.
Compulsatory :: Compulsatory (a.) Operating with force; compelling; forcing; constraining; resulting from, or enforced by, compulsion..
Coercive :: Coercive (a.) Serving or intended to coerce; having power to constrain.
Oblige :: Oblige (v. t.) To constrain by physical, moral, or legal force; to put under obligation to do or forbear something..
Uneasy :: Uneasy (a.) Occasioning want of ease; constraining; cramping; disagreeable; unpleasing.
Enforcive :: Enforcive (a.) Serving to enforce or constrain; compulsive.
Constrained :: Constrained (imp. & p. p.) of Constrai.
Compeller :: Compeller (n.) One who compels or constrains.
Strain :: Strain (a.) To make uneasy or unnatural; to produce with apparent effort; to force; to constrain.
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 compel; to force; to necessitate; to oblige.
Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold tightly; to constringe.
Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To bring into a narrow compass; to compress.
Constraint :: Constraint (n.) The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion; restraint; necessity..
Cogent :: Cogent (p. a.) Having the power to compel conviction or move the will; constraining; conclusive; forcible; powerful; not easily reasisted.
Compulsory :: Compulsory (a.) Having the power of compulsion; constraining.
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