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constrain

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  1. 1. v. t. To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold tightly; to constringe. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To bring into a narrow compass; to compress. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To compel; to force; to necessitate; to oblige. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. To violate; to ravish. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. t. To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural effect; as, a constrained voice. Source: opted
  7. 7. v. compel to behave in a certain way Source: wordnet
  8. 8. v. to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement Source: wordnet
  9. 9. v. severely restrict in scope or extent Source: wordnet
  10. 10. v:100 v hold back v restrict Source: ecdict

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