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verb (used with object)
1.
to force, compel, or oblige: He was constrained to admit the offense.
2.
to confine forcibly, as by bonds.
3.
to repress or restrain: Cold weather constrained the plant's growth.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English constrei(g)nen < Anglo-French, Middle French constrei(g)n- (stem of constreindre) < Latin constringere. See con-, strain1
1275–1325; Middle English constrei(g)nen < Anglo-French, Middle French constrei(g)n- (stem of constreindre) < Latin constringere. See con-, strain1
Related forms
con·strain·a·ble, adjective
con·strain·er, noun
con·strain·ing·ly, adverb
non·con·strain·ing, adjective
un·con·strain·a·ble, adjective
EXPANDun·con·strain·ing, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. coerce. 2. check, bind.
1. coerce. 2. check, bind.
Antonyms
2. free.
2. free.
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Word Origin & History
constrain
mid-14c., from stem of O.Fr. constreindre, from L. constringere "to bind together, tie tightly," from com- "together" + stringere "to draw tight" (see strain (v.)).
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