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Antonyms for constrain
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kuhn-streyn |
| Phonetic Transcription : kənˈstreɪn |
Definition of constrain
Origin :- early 14c., constreyen, from stem of Old French constreindre (Modern French contraindre) "restrain, control," from Latin constringere "to bind together, tie tightly, fetter, shackle, chain," from com- "together" (see com-) + stringere "to draw tight" (see strain (v.)). Related: Constrained; constraining.
- verb force; restrain
- I beg your pardon, but my brother; he shall not constrain me.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- Would you profit by the authority you possess over her to constrain her will?
- Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever
- But only the vision of the Love that was willing to be broken for us can constrain us to be willing for that.
- Extract from : « The Calvary Road » by Roy Hession
- Masters were forbidden to constrain slaves to marry against their will.
- Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 » by Various
- The hand of the bat has become so modified as to constrain the bat to live in the air.
- Extract from : « Form and Function » by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
- A transport of joy fills her bosom with emotions she has no power to constrain.
- Extract from : « An Outcast » by F. Colburn Adams
- Christopher will have to conquer and constrain all these,—if he be able.
- Extract from : « Past and Present » by Thomas Carlyle
- None did awake them, none did offer to constrain them to eat, drink, nor do any other thing.
- Extract from : « Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 1, March 1906 » by Various
- For it is not in any man's power to constrain thee to transgress against him.
- Extract from : « Meditations » by Marcus Aurelius
- Where is the power to constrain them and to secure to the State its dues?
- Extract from : « The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 2 (of 6) » by Hippolyte A. Taine
Synonyms for constrain
- ban
- bar
- bind
- bottle up
- bridle
- chain
- check
- coerce
- compel
- concuss
- confine
- constrict
- cool off
- cork
- curb
- deny
- deprive
- disallow
- drive
- hem in
- hog-tie
- hold back
- hold down
- hold in
- immure
- impel
- imprison
- incarcerate
- inhibit
- intern
- jail
- keep lid on
- make
- necessitate
- oblige
- pressure
- pressurize
- put half nelson on
- shotgun
- stifle
- urge
- withhold
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