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constrain
[ kuhn-streyn ]
verb (used with object)
- to force, compel, or oblige:
He was constrained to admit the offense.
Synonyms:
- to confine forcibly, as by bonds.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
- to repress or restrain:
Cold weather constrained the plant's growth.
constrain
/ əˈٰɪ /
verb
- to compel or force, esp by persuasion, circumstances, etc; oblige
- to restrain by or as if by force; confine
Derived Forms
- DzˈٰԱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- Dz·ٰa· adjective
- Dz·ٰİ noun
- Dz·ٰiԲ· adverb
- ԴDzcDz·ٰiԲ adjective
- unDz·ٰa· adjective
- ܲcDz·ٰiԲ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of constrain1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of constrain1
Example Sentences
Whereas the citizen is constrained by the desires, beliefs, and choices of their fellow citizens, the businessman wields unilateral power within his domain.
It illuminates the ways in which increasingly restrictive rules and regulations have choked off the supply of affordable housing, constraining mobility today, with a disproportionate impact on the Black community.
Neil Jefferson, chief executive of the Home Builders Federation, welcomed the delay as "recognition from government that these additional costs will inevitably constrain housing supply".
Reeves has committed against raising taxes or government budgets in her Spring Statement, due to be handed down next week - constrained by strict spending rules she set within the October Budget.
The Welsh Local Government Association said while Wales' 22 councils took their responsibility to check sites "seriously", progress was "increasingly constrained by a lack of dedicated funding and specialist resources".
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