Constrain - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|kənˈstreɪn|
Brit.
|kənˈstreɪn|
verb
- compel to behave in a certain way (syn: enforce, impose)
- severely restrict in scope or extent (syn: stiffen, tighten)
duty constrains one to act often contrary to one's desires or inclinations
- to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement (syn: confine, hold, restrain)- severely restrict in scope or extent (syn: stiffen, tighten)
Extra examples
...constrained by conscience to tell only the truth...
...constrained his anger at the needless interruption...
The police used horses to constrain the crowd from violence.
Financial factors should not constrain doctors from prescribing the best treatment for patients.
Poor soil has constrained the level of crop production.
Women's employment opportunities are often severely constrained by family commitments.
They used the mounted police to constrain the crowd from violence.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: constrain
he/she/it: constrains
present participle: constraining
past tense: constrained
past participle: constrained
I/you/we/they: constrain
he/she/it: constrains
present participle: constraining
past tense: constrained
past participle: constrained
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