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How to pronounce constrain in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms confine, hold, restrain
Type of disenable, disable, incapacitate
Has types shackle, tie down, tie up, bind, truss, enchain, fetter, fold, ground, impound, pen up, pinion, pound, pound up
Type Words
Synonyms enforce, impose
Type of obligate, oblige, compel


duty constrains one to act often contrary to one's desires or inclinations.
Type Words
Synonyms stiffen, tighten, tighten up
Type of limit, throttle, bound, confine, restrict, trammel

Examples of constrain

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Current wired systems constrain the actions of research subjects, Nurmikko said.
From the sciencedaily.com
It was adopted by the Union and was specifically designed to constrain Brussels.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
Because the error bars are not supposed to constrain the year-to-year variation.
From the scienceblogs.com
The government shouldn't constrain its ambition by current economic conditions.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
Neither gravity nor logic need constrain the creators of those frenetic images.
From the thenewstribune.com
That railing, the one intended to constrain curious fans, saved Forsman's Sunday.
From the latimes.com
In fact it is cheaper to constrain renewable generation than it is to store it.
From the guardian.co.uk
And guess what, the needs of those parties often constrain the needs of others.
From the forbes.com
Species interactions constrain geographic range expansion over evolutionary time.
From the sciencedaily.com
More examples
  • Restrain: hold back
  • Stiffen: restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"
  • (constrained) lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile"
  • (constraining) confining: restricting the scope or freedom of action
  • (constraint) the state of being physically constrained; "dogs should be kept under restraint"
  • (constraint) restraint: a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"
  • (Constraint (database)) A relational database matches data by using common characteristics found within the data set. The resulting groups of data are organized and are much easier for many people to understand.
  • (Constraint (information theory)) Constraint in information theory refers to the degree of statistical dependence between or among variables.
  • (Constraint (mathematics)) In mathematics, a constraint is a condition that a solution to an optimization problem must satisfy. There are two types of constraints: equality constraints and inequality constraints. The set of solutions that satisfy all constraints is called the feasible set.