How to pronounce "constrain"

• "constrain" pronounced in English.

Meanings and definitions of "constrain"

Verb

compel to behave in a certain way; "Social relations impose courtesy"; "duty constrains one to act often contrary to one's desires or inclinations"

Synonyms:

• enforce
• impose
• constrain

Verb

to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"

Synonyms:

• restrain
• confine
• hold
• constrain

Verb

severely restrict in scope or extent; "tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"

Synonyms:

• stiffen
• tighten
• tighten up
• constrain