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Word: Constrain
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French constraindre, from Latin constringere ‘bind tightly together’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kənˈstreɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
compel or force (someone) to follow a particular course of action
Short Definition:compel someone to do something
Examples:- children are constrained to work in the way the book dictates
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