constrain

Borrowed from Middle French constraindre, ultimately from Latin constringō. Compare French contraindre.

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constrain (third-person singular simple present constrains, present participle constraining, simple past and past participle constrained)

1. (transitive) To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressuring; to compel; to oblige.
2. (transitive) To keep within close bounds; to confine.
3. (transitive) To reduce a result in response to limited resources.

• constraint
• constrict
• restrain
• strain

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