Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - constrain
Constrain
constrain
v.tr. 1 compel; urge irresistibly or by necessity. 2 a confine forcibly; imprison. b restrict severely as regards action, behaviour, etc. 3 bring about by compulsion. 4 (as constrained adj.) forced, embarrassed (a constrained voice; a constrained manner). Derivatives constrainedly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF constraindre f. L constringere (as com-, stringere strict- tie)
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transitive verb see: strain Date: 14th century 1. to force by imposed stricture, restriction, or limitation, to restrict the motion of (a mechanical body) to a particular mode, compress, to secure by or as if by bonds ; confine, to force or produce in an unnatural or strained manner , to hold back by or as if by force , see: force ~edly adverb ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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