Definition of constrain

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Constrain (v. t.) To compel; to force; to necessitate; to oblige.

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Obstringe :: Obstringe (v. t.) To constrain; to put under obligation.
Familiar :: Familiar (a.) Characterized by, or exhibiting, the manner of an intimate friend; not formal; unconstrained; easy; accessible..
Put :: Put (v. t.) To incite; to entice; to urge; to constrain; to oblige.
Enforce :: Enforce (v. t.) To put force upon; to force; to constrain; to compel; as, to enforce obedience to commands..
Easiness :: Easiness (n.) Freedom from effort, constraint, or formality; -- said of style, manner, etc..
Compellable :: Compellable (a.) Capable of being compelled or constrained.
Liberty :: Liberty (n.) The power of choice; freedom from necessity; freedom from compulsion or constraint in willing.
Drive :: Drive (v. t.) To urge, impel, or hurry forward; to force; to constrain; to urge, press, or bring to a point or state; as, to drive a person by necessity, by persuasion, by force of circumstances, by argument, and the like..
Spontaneous :: Spontaneous (a.) Proceding from natural feeling, temperament, or disposition, or from a native internal proneness, readiness, or tendency, without constraint; as, a spontaneous gift or proportion..
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.
Enforcement :: Enforcement (n.) That which enforces, constraints, gives force, authority, or effect to; constraint; force applied..
Simple :: Simple (a.) Artless in manner; unaffected; unconstrained; natural; inartificial;; straightforward.
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..
Oblige :: Oblige (v. t.) To constrain by physical, moral, or legal force; to put under obligation to do or forbear something..
Astrict :: Astrict (v. t.) To bind; to constrain; to restrict; to limit.
Coercive :: Coercive (a.) Serving or intended to coerce; having power to constrain.
Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress.
Coactive :: Coactive (a.) Serving to compel or constrain; compulsory; restrictive.
Loose :: Loose (superl.) Free from constraint or obligation; not bound by duty, habit, etc. ; -- with from or of..
Compeller :: Compeller (n.) One who compels or constrains.
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