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

Simper :: Simper (n.) A constrained, self-conscious smile; an affected, silly smile; a smirk..

Strait-laced :: Strait-laced (a.) Restricted; stiff; constrained.

Coercive :: Coercive (a.) Serving or intended to coerce; having power to constrain.

Familiarity :: Familiarity (n.) Anything said or done by one person to another unceremoniously and without constraint; esp., in the pl., such actions and words as propriety and courtesy do not warrant; liberties..

Obligate :: Obligate (v. t.) To bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to hold by a constraining motive..

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..

Voluntary :: Voluntary (v. t.) Unconstrained by the interference of another; unimpelled by the influence of another; not prompted or persuaded by another; done of his or its own accord; spontaneous; acting of one's self, or of itself; free..

Constraintive :: Constraintive (a.) Constraining; compulsory.

Obligate :: Obligate (v. t.) To bind or firmly hold to an act; to compel; to constrain; to bind to any act of duty or courtesy by a formal pledge.

Constrained :: Constrained (a.) Marked by constraint; not free; not voluntary; embarrassed; as, a constrained manner; a constrained tone..

Oblige :: Oblige (v. t.) To constrain by physical, moral, or legal force; to put under obligation to do or forbear something..

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

Obstringe :: Obstringe (v. t.) To constrain; to put under obligation.

Compeller :: Compeller (n.) One who compels or constrains.

Enforcement :: Enforcement (n.) That which enforces, constraints, gives force, authority, or effect to; constraint; force applied..

Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To violate; to ravish.

Easy :: Easy (v. t.) Free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained; smooth; as, easy manners; an easy style..

Duress :: Duress (n.) Hardship; constraint; pressure; imprisonment; restraint of liberty.

Press :: Press (v.) To exercise very powerful or irresistible influence upon or over; to constrain; to force; to compel.

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