Definition of constrain

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

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Tie :: Tie (v. t.) To hold or constrain by authority or moral influence, as by knotted cords; to oblige; to constrain; to restrain; to confine..
Constrainer :: Constrainer (n.) One who constrains.
Enforcement :: Enforcement (n.) That which enforces, constraints, gives force, authority, or effect to; constraint; force applied..
Familiarity :: Familiarity (n.) The state of being familiar; intimate and frequent converse, or association; unconstrained intercourse; freedom from ceremony and constraint; intimacy; as, to live in remarkable familiarity..
Fain :: Fain (a.) Satisfied; contented; also, constrained..
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.
Force :: Force (n.) To constrain to do or to forbear, by the exertion of a power not resistible; to compel by physical, moral, or intellectual means; to coerce; as, masters force slaves to labor..
Spontaneity :: Spontaneity (n.) The quality or state of being spontaneous, or acting from native feeling, proneness, or temperament, without constraint or external force..
Coercive :: Coercive (a.) Serving or intended to coerce; having power to constrain.
Obstriction :: Obstriction (n.) The state of being constrained, bound, or obliged; that which constrains or obliges; obligation; bond..
Abandon :: Abandon (n.) A complete giving up to natural impulses; freedom from artificial constraint; careless freedom or ease.
Independent :: Independent (a.) Expressing or indicating the feeling of independence; free; easy; bold; unconstrained; as, an independent air or manner..
Uneasy :: Uneasy (a.) Occasioning want of ease; constraining; cramping; disagreeable; unpleasing.
Unconstraint :: Unconstraint (n.) Freedom from constraint; ease.
Franchise :: Franchise (a.) Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.
Enforcive :: Enforcive (a.) Serving to enforce or constrain; compulsive.
Constrained :: Constrained (imp. & p. p.) of Constrai.
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..
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..
Coerce :: Coerce (v. t.) To compel or constrain to any action; as, to coerce a man to vote for a certain candidate..
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