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constrain

verb

1 constrain

Compel to behave in a certain way:
— Duty constrains one to act often contrary to one's desires or inclinations.

synonyms: enforce, impose.

Roget 744: compel, force, make, drive, coerce, constrain, enforce, necessitate, oblige.    force upon, press; cram down the throat, thrust down the throat, force down the throat; ... show more

2 constrain

To close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement.

synonyms: confine, hold, restrain.

Roget 751: restrain, check; put under restraint, lay under restraint; enthral, enthrall, inthral, inthrall, bethral, bethrall; restrict; debar etc. ... show more

3 constrain

Severely restrict in scope or extent.

synonyms: stiffen, tighten, tighten up.


Moby thesaurus: abate, abridge, abstain, aggrieve, allay, alleviate, arrest, assuage, attemper, ban, bank the fire, bar, bastille, bear, bind, bit, blunt, bottle up, box up, bridle ... show more.

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