constrain
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /kənˈstɹeɪn/
constrain (constrains, present participle constraining; past and past participle constrained)
- (transitive) To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressuring; to compel; to oblige.
- (transitive) To keep within close bounds; to confine.
- (transitive) To reduce a result in response to limited resources.
- French: astreindre, contraindre, confiner
- German: behindern, einschränken, limitieren
- Italian: costringere
- Portuguese: constranger, apertar, restringir
- Russian: принужда́ть
- Spanish: constreñir, limitar, restringir, obligar
- Italian: limitare
- Portuguese: confinar, restringir
- Russian: ограни́чивать
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