constrain
11constrain — See check, curb, restrain, constrain. See check, curb, restrain, constrain …
12constrain — 01. Too many women s lives have been [constrained] by the sexist views held by some people in society. 02. The boss has turned down our request to expand the Research and Development Department due to financial [constraints]. 03. We had to… …
13constrain — [[t]kənstre͟ɪn[/t]] constrains, constraining, constrained 1) VERB To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way. [FORMAL] [be V ed] Women are too often constrained by family… …
14constrain — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French constraindre, from Latin constringere to constrict, constrain, from com + stringere to draw tight more at strain Date: 14th century 1. a. to force by imposed stricture, restriction, or… …
15constrain — verb Constrain is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑factor …
16constrain — con|strain [ kən streın ] verb transitive FORMAL 1. ) to limit someone s freedom to do what they want: RESTRICT: We are always constrained by our budget. planning regulations that constrain development 2. ) usually passive to force someone to do… …
17constrain — verb (T) 1 to stop someone from doing what they want to do: constrain by: Many women feel constrained by their roles as wife and mother. 2 to prevent something from developing and improving: Our research has been constrained by lack of funding …
18constrain — /kənˈstreɪn / (say kuhn strayn) verb (t) 1. to force, compel, or oblige; bring about by compulsion: to constrain obedience. 2. to confine forcibly, as by bonds. 3. to repress or restrain. {Middle English constreign(en), from Old French… …
19constrain again — index rearrest Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
20constrain by force — index extort Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
