Definition of constrain

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Constrain (v. t.) To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress.

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Duress :: Duress (n.) Hardship; constraint; pressure; imprisonment; restraint of liberty.
Cogent :: Cogent (p. a.) Having the power to compel conviction or move the will; constraining; conclusive; forcible; powerful; not easily reasisted.
Constraining :: Constraining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Constrai.
Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress.
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..
Constrained :: Constrained (imp. & p. p.) of Constrai.
Make :: Make (v. t.) To require; to constrain; to compel; to force; to cause; to occasion; -- followed by a noun or pronoun and infinitive.
Voluntary :: Voluntary (v. t.) Unconstrained by the interference of another; unimpelled by the influence of another; not prompted or persuaded by another; done of his or its own accord; spontaneous; acting of one's self, or of itself; free..
Uneasy :: Uneasy (a.) Not easy in manner; constrained; stiff; awkward; not graceful; as, an uneasy deportment..
Compulsory :: Compulsory (a.) Having the power of compulsion; constraining.
Constrainer :: Constrainer (n.) One who constrains.
Franchise :: Franchise (a.) Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.
Strait-laced :: Strait-laced (a.) Restricted; stiff; constrained.
Constrainedly :: Constrainedly (adv.) By constraint or compulsion; in a constrained manner.
Obligate :: Obligate (v. t.) To bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to hold by a constraining motive..
Enforcive :: Enforcive (a.) Serving to enforce or constrain; compulsive.
Constraint :: Constraint (n.) The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion; restraint; necessity..
Famish :: Famish (v. t.) To force or constrain by famine.
Constrained :: Constrained (a.) Marked by constraint; not free; not voluntary; embarrassed; as, a constrained manner; a constrained tone..
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..
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