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  Constrain \Con*strain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Constrained; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Constraining.] [OF. constraindre, F.
     contrainde, L. constringere; con- + stringere to draw tight.
     See Strain, and. cf. Constrict, Constringe.]
     1. To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold
        tightly; to constringe.
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              He binds in chains
              The drowsy prophet, and his limbs constrains.
                                                    --Dryden.
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              When winter frosts constrain the fields with cold.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     2. To bring into a narrow compass; to compress.
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              How the strait stays the slender waist constrain.
                                                    --Gay.
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     3. To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress.
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              My sire in caves constrains the winds. --Dryden.
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     4. To compel; to force; to necessitate; to oblige.
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              The love of Christ constraineth us.   --2. Cor. v.
                                                    14.
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              I was constrained to appeal unto C[ae]sar. --Acts
                                                    xxviii. 19.
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     5. To violate; to ravish. [Obs.] --Shak.
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     6. To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural
        effect; as, a constrained voice.
  
     Syn: To compel; force; drive; impel; urge; press.
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  Constrain \Con*strain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Constrained; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Constraining.] [OF. constraindre, F.
     contrainde, L. constringere; con- + stringere to draw tight.
     See Strain, and. cf. Constrict, Constringe.]
     1. To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold
        tightly; to constringe.
  
              He binds in chains The drowsy prophet, and his limbs
              constrains.                           --Dryden.
  
              When winter frosts constrain the fields with cold.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     2. To bring into a narrow compass; to compress.
  
              How the strait stays the slender waist constrain.
                                                    --Gay.
  
     3. To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress.
  
              My sire in caves constrains the winds. --Dryden.
  
     4. To compel; to force; to necessitate; to oblige.
  
              The love of Christ constraineth us.   --2. Cor. v.
                                                    14.
  
              I was constrained to appeal unto C[ae]sar. --Acts
                                                    xxviii. 19.
  
     5. To violate; to ravish. [Obs.] --Shak.
  
     6. To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural
        effect; as, a constrained voice.
  
     Syn: To compel; force; drive; impel; urge; press.

  constrain
       v 1: hold back [syn: restrain, encumber, cumber]
       2: restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"
          [syn: stiffen, tighten, tighten up]

  constrain
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 αναγκάζω/επιβάλλω κάποιον να κάνει κάτι
     2 περιορίζω

  constrain
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To force physically, by strong persuasion or
  pressure; to compel; to oblige.
     2 (lb en transitive) To keep within close bounds; to confine.
     3 (lb en transitive) To reduce a result in response to limited
  resources.

  constrain
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To force physically, by strong persuasion or
  pressure; to compel; to oblige.
     2 (lb en transitive) To keep within close bounds; to confine.
     3 (lb en transitive) To reduce a result in response to limited
  resources.

  constrain
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To force physically, by strong persuasion or
  pressure; to compel; to oblige.
     2 (lb en transitive) To keep within close bounds; to confine.
     3 (lb en transitive) To reduce a result in response to limited
  resources.

  constrain
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To force physically, by strong persuasion or
  pressure; to compel; to oblige.
     2 (lb en transitive) To keep within close bounds; to confine.
     3 (lb en transitive) To reduce a result in response to limited
  resources.

  constrain
     Englanti vb.
     hillitä, painostaa, pidättää, pakottaa, rajoittaa

  constrain
     Engelska vb.
     begränsa, tvinga

  Constrain /kənstɹˈeɪn/
  أعق

  constrain //kənˈstɹeɪn// 
  1. насилвам, принуждавам
  to force; to compel; to oblige
  2. ограничавам
  to keep within close bounds; to confine

  constrain /kənstɹˈeɪn/ 
  přinutit

  constrain /kənstɹˈeɪn/ 
  nutit

  constrain /kənstɹˈeɪn/ 
  aufhalten, halten, zügeln, beschränken 
   see: constraining, constrained
  

  constrain /kənstɹˈeɪn/ 
  zwingen, erzwingen, nötigen 
        "feel constrained to sth."  - sich zu etw. gezwungen fühlen
        "find oneself constrained"  - sich gezwungen sehen, sich genötigt sehen
        "be constrained by circumstances"  - Sachzwängen unterliegen
   see: constraining, constrained, constrains, constrained
  

  constrain //kənˈstɹeɪn// 
  1. pakottaa
  to force; to compel; to oblige
  2. eristää, rajata, rajoittaa, sulkea
  to keep within close bounds; to confine
  3. rajoittaa
  to reduce a result in response to limited resources

  constrain /kənstɹˈeɪn/ 
  1. बलपूर्वक~रोकना
        "The factory's work has been constrained due to workers' strike."
  2. विवश~करना
        "She felt constrained to point out her husband's mistakes."

  constrain /kənstɹˈeɪn/
  nagnati, primorati, prisiliti, stegnuti

  constrain /kənstreın/ 
  (pri)versti, (su)varžyti

  constrain //kənˈstɹeɪn// 
  begrense
  to force; to compel; to oblige

  constrain /kənˈstreɪn/ 
   1.  wywierać presję
   2.  ograniczać
   3.  feel constrained to do sth (feel V: :constrained :to :do NP)
   - czuć się zmuszonym coś zrobić
   4.  feel constrained by sth (feel V: :constrained :by NP)
   - czuć się ograniczonym przez coś

  constrain //kənˈstɹeɪn// 
  begränsa
  to force; to compel; to oblige

  constrain /kənstɹˈeɪn/
  1. zorlamak, mecbur etmek, mecbur tutmak, zorla yaptırmak
  2. bağlamak, sınırlamak, tahdit etmek
  3. menetmek
  4. zaptetmek. constrained  zorlanmış
  5. yapmacık, suni.

  
/kənˈstɹeɪn/

  169 Moby Thesaurus words for "constrain":
     abate, abridge, abstain, aggrieve, allay, alleviate, arrest,
     assuage, attemper, ban, bank the fire, bar, bastille, bear, bind,
     bit, blunt, bottle up, box up, bridle, cage, cause, cause to,
     chasten, check, cloister, coerce, compel, concuss, confine,
     contain, control, cool, cool off, coop, coop in, coop up, cork up,
     crib, crowd, crush, curb, curtail, damp, dampen, de-emphasize,
     deaden, decelerate, deprive, detain, dictate, diminish, disallow,
     dompt, downplay, drive, dull, encage, enclose, enforce, enjoin,
     extenuate, fence in, force, govern, grieve, guard, have, hem in,
     hinder, hold, hold at bay, hold back, hold down, hold fast,
     hold in, hold in check, hold in custody, hold in leash,
     hold in restraint, hold up, hurt, immure, impel, impound,
     incarcerate, inhibit, injure, insist upon, intern, jail, jam, jug,
     keep, keep back, keep from, keep in, keep in check,
     keep in custody, keep in detention, keep under control,
     keep within bounds, lay, lay under restraint, lenify, lessen,
     lighten, make, mew, mew up, mitigate, moderate, modulate,
     necessitate, oblige, obtund, pain, palliate, pen, pen up,
     play down, pound, prison, prohibit, pull, pull in, push, quod,
     rail in, reduce, reduce the temperature, refrain, rein, rein in,
     restrain, restrict, retard, retrench, seal up, set back, shackle,
     shotgun, shut in, shut up, slacken, slow down, smother, snub,
     sober, sober down, soften, squab, squash, squeeze, squish, stifle,
     straiten, subdue, suppress, tame, temper, tie, tone down,
     tune down, underplay, use force upon, wall in, weaken, withhold
  
  

  v. 强迫,勉强,驱使;

     vt. 强迫,勉强,驱使