Definition of constrain

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Constrain (v. t.) To compel; to force; to necessitate; to oblige.

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Fain :: Fain (a.) Satisfied; contented; also, constrained..
Compulsory :: Compulsory (a.) Having the power of compulsion; constraining.
Pair :: Pair (n.) In a mechanism, two elements, or bodies, which are so applied to each other as to mutually constrain relative motion..
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..
Contain :: Contain (v. t.) To put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.
Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural effect; as, a constrained voice..
Uneasy :: Uneasy (a.) Not easy in manner; constrained; stiff; awkward; not graceful; as, an uneasy deportment..
Astrict :: Astrict (v. t.) To bind; to constrain; to restrict; to limit.
Obstriction :: Obstriction (n.) The state of being constrained, bound, or obliged; that which constrains or obliges; obligation; bond..
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..
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..
Strait-laced :: Strait-laced (a.) Restricted; stiff; constrained.
Constrainedly :: Constrainedly (adv.) By constraint or compulsion; in a constrained manner.
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.
Constraining :: Constraining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Constrai.
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 bring into a narrow compass; to compress.
Compeller :: Compeller (n.) One who compels or constrains.
Constrainable :: Constrainable (a.) Capable of being constrained; liable to constraint, or to restraint..
Simple :: Simple (a.) Artless in manner; unaffected; unconstrained; natural; inartificial;; straightforward.
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