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Constrain (v. t.) To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold tightly; to constringe.
Constrain (v. t.) To bring into a narrow compass; to compress.
Constrain (v. t.) To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress.
Constrain (v. t.) To compel; to force; to necessitate; to oblige.
Constrain (v. t.) To violate; to ravish.
Constrain (v. t.) To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural effect; as, a constrained voice.
Constrained (imp. & p. p.) of Constrain
Constrained (a.) Marked by constraint; not free; not voluntary; embarrassed; as, a constrained manner; a constrained tone.