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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Fain :: Fain (a.) Satisfied; contented; also, constrained..
Uneasy :: Uneasy (a.) Not easy in manner; constrained; stiff; awkward; not graceful; as, an uneasy deportment..
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..
Easiness :: Easiness (n.) Freedom from effort, constraint, or formality; -- said of style, manner, etc..
Constraint :: Constraint (n.) The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion; restraint; necessity..
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..
Easy :: Easy (v. t.) Free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained; smooth; as, easy manners; an easy style..
Efforce :: Efforce (v. t.) To force; to constrain; to compel to yield.
Famish :: Famish (v. t.) To force or constrain by famine.
Astrict :: Astrict (v. t.) To bind; to constrain; to restrict; to limit.
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..
Make :: Make (v. t.) To require; to constrain; to compel; to force; to cause; to occasion; -- followed by a noun or pronoun and infinitive.
Constrained :: Constrained (a.) Marked by constraint; not free; not voluntary; embarrassed; as, a constrained manner; a constrained tone..
Constrainable :: Constrainable (a.) Capable of being constrained; liable to constraint, or to restraint..
Uneasy :: Uneasy (a.) Occasioning want of ease; constraining; cramping; disagreeable; unpleasing.
Bound :: Bound (p. p. & a.) Constrained or compelled; destined; certain; -- followed by the infinitive; as, he is bound to succeed; he is bound to fail..
Abandon :: Abandon (n.) A complete giving up to natural impulses; freedom from artificial constraint; careless freedom or ease.
Strain :: Strain (a.) To make uneasy or unnatural; to produce with apparent effort; to force; to constrain.
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