English
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-constrain.ogg|Audio (US)
Verb
en-verb
- transitive to force physically, by strong persuasion or pressurize|pressurizing; to compel; to oblige
- transitive to keep within close bounds; to confine
- transitive to reduce a result in response to limited resources
Translations
French: astreindre, contraindre
Finnish: pakottaa
German: behindern, einschränken, limitieren
Ido: obligar, koaktar
Norwegian: begrense
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Old English: bædan|bǣdan
Russian: п�ин�жда�� (prinuždát�)
Spanish: limitar, restringir, obligar
Swedish: begränsa
Turkish: zorlamak
Derived terms
constraint
Category:English control verbs
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