Definition of Constrain
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(v. t.) To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold tightly; to constringe.
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(v. t.) To bring into a narrow compass; to compress.
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(v. t.) To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress.
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(v. t.) To compel; to force; to necessitate; to oblige.
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(v. t.) To violate; to ravish.
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(v. t.) To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural effect; as, a constrained voice.
Antonyms of Constrain
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Homophones of Constrain
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