CONSTRAIN


Meaning of CONSTRAIN in English

(~s, ~ing, ~ed)

1.

To ~ someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way. (FORMAL)

Women are too often ~ed by family commitments and by low expectations...

VERB: be V-ed

2.

If you feel ~ed to do something, you feel that you must do it, even though you would prefer not to.

For some reason he felt ~ed to lower his voice.

PHRASE: V inflects, PHR to-inf

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