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constrain

[ kuhn-streyn ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to force, compel, or oblige:

    He was constrained to admit the offense.

    Synonyms:

  2. to confine forcibly, as by bonds.

    Synonyms: ,

    Antonyms:

  3. to repress or restrain:

    Cold weather constrained the plant's growth.



constrain

/ əˈٰɪ /

verb

  1. to compel or force, esp by persuasion, circumstances, etc; oblige
  2. to restrain by or as if by force; confine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • DzˈٰԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Dz·ٰa· adjective
  • Dz·ٰİ noun
  • Dz·ٰiԲ· adverb
  • ԴDzcDz·ٰiԲ adjective
  • unDz·ٰa· adjective
  • ܲcDz·ٰiԲ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of constrain1

1275–1325; Middle English constrei ( g ) nen < Anglo-French, Middle French constrei ( g ) n- (stem of constreindre ) < Latin constringere. See con-, strain 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of constrain1

C14: from Old French constreindre, from Latin constringere to bind together, from stringere to bind
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Whereas the citizen is constrained by the desires, beliefs, and choices of their fellow citizens, the businessman wields unilateral power within his domain.

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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.

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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".

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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.

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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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