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Constrain

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(1):

(v. t.) To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold tightly; to constringe.

(2):

(v. t.) To bring into a narrow compass; to compress.

(3):

(v. t.) To violate; to ravish.

(4):

(v. t.) To compel; to force; to necessitate; to oblige.

(5):

(v. t.) To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural effect; as, a constrained voice.

(6):

(v. t.) To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Constrain'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/constrain.html. 1828.
 
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