Definition of constrain

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Constrain (v. t.) To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold tightly; to constringe.

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Constraintive :: Constraintive (a.) Constraining; compulsory.
Press :: Press (v.) To exercise very powerful or irresistible influence upon or over; to constrain; to force; to compel.
Compulsorily :: Compulsorily (adv.) In a compulsory manner; by force or constraint.
Compel :: Compel (v. t.) To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force..
Uneasy :: Uneasy (a.) Occasioning want of ease; constraining; cramping; disagreeable; unpleasing.
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..
Efforce :: Efforce (v. t.) To force; to constrain; to compel to yield.
Link :: Link (n.) Any one of the several elementary pieces of a mechanism, as the fixed frame, or a rod, wheel, mass of confined liquid, etc., by which relative motion of other parts is produced and constrained..
Enforce :: Enforce (v. t.) To put force upon; to force; to constrain; to compel; as, to enforce obedience to commands..
Constraint :: Constraint (n.) The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion; restraint; necessity..
Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural effect; as, a constrained voice..
Strain :: Strain (a.) To make uneasy or unnatural; to produce with apparent effort; to force; to constrain.
Uneasy :: Uneasy (a.) Not easy in manner; constrained; stiff; awkward; not graceful; as, an uneasy deportment..
Cogent :: Cogent (p. a.) Having the power to compel conviction or move the will; constraining; conclusive; forcible; powerful; not easily reasisted.
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..
Constrainedly :: Constrainedly (adv.) By constraint or compulsion; in a constrained manner.
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..
Spontaneity :: Spontaneity (n.) The quality or state of being spontaneous, or acting from native feeling, proneness, or temperament, without constraint or external force..
Constraining :: Constraining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Constrai.
Compeller :: Compeller (n.) One who compels or constrains.
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