| Constrain: English to English |
| Constrain (v. t.) To bring into a narrow compass; to compress. |
| Constrain (v. t.) To compel; to force; to necessitate; to oblige. |
| Constrain (v. t.) To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress. |
| Constrain (v. t.) To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural effect; as, a constrained voice. |
| Constrain (v. t.) To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold tightly; to constringe. |
| Constrain (v. t.) To violate; to ravish. |