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verb
- 1. compel or force (someone) to follow a particular course of action: "children are constrained to work in the way the book dictates" Similar
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to limit someone's freedom, or to limit the way something develops or grows: Rising energy costs are constraining consumer and business spending. (Definition of constrain from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of constrain. constrain.
The meaning of CONSTRAIN is to force by imposed stricture, restriction, or limitation. How to use constrain in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Constrain.
To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way.
Constrain definition: to force, compel, or oblige. See examples of CONSTRAIN used in a sentence.
to limit someone's freedom, or to limit the way something develops or grows: Rising energy costs are constraining consumer and business spending. (Definition of constrain from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of constrain. constrain.
1. to compel or force, esp by persuasion, circumstances, etc; oblige. 2. to restrain by or as if by force; confine. [C14: from Old French constreindre, from Latin constringere to bind together, from stringere to bind] conˈstrainer n.
Definition of constrain verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
