Definition of constrain

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

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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..
Obstringe :: Obstringe (v. t.) To constrain; to put under obligation.
Uneasy :: Uneasy (a.) Not easy in manner; constrained; stiff; awkward; not graceful; as, an uneasy deportment..
Strait-laced :: Strait-laced (a.) Restricted; stiff; constrained.
Free :: Free (superl.) Unconstrained by timidity or distrust; unreserved; ingenuous; frank; familiar; communicative.
Simple :: Simple (a.) Artless in manner; unaffected; unconstrained; natural; inartificial;; straightforward.
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..
Press :: Press (v.) To exercise very powerful or irresistible influence upon or over; to constrain; to force; to compel.
Constraintive :: Constraintive (a.) Constraining; compulsory.
Simper :: Simper (n.) A constrained, self-conscious smile; an affected, silly smile; a smirk..
Contain :: Contain (v. t.) To put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.
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..
Efforce :: Efforce (v. t.) To force; to constrain; to compel to yield.
Enforcement :: Enforcement (n.) That which enforces, constraints, gives force, authority, or effect to; constraint; force applied..
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.
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..
Coercive :: Coercive (a.) Serving or intended to coerce; having power to constrain.
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..
Strain :: Strain (a.) To make uneasy or unnatural; to produce with apparent effort; to force; to constrain.
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