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Synonyms
con·strain (kən-strāń)

[Middle English constreinen, from Old French constraindre, constraign-, from Latin cōnstringere, to restrain, compress, com-, com-, + stringere, to bind, press together.]

transitive verb: -strained, -strain·ing, -strains. 

  1. To compel by physical, moral, or circumstantial force; oblige: felt constrained to object. See synonyms at force
  2. To keep within close bounds; confine: a life that had been constrained by habit to the same few activities and friends.
  3. To inhibit or restrain; hold back: “Failing to control the growth of international debt will also constrain living standards” (Ronald Brownstein)
  4. To produce in a forced or inhibited manner.

derivatives

con·straińa·ble
adjective
con·straińed·ly
adverb
con·straińer
noun