"constrain" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: kənˈstɹeɪn Forms: constrain
Etymology: constrain < (άμεσο δάνειο) μέση γαλλική constraindre < λατινική constringō
  1. αναγκάζω/επιβάλλω κάποιον να κάνει κάτι
    Sense id: el-constrain-en-verb-QVkh43T9
  2. περιορίζω
    Sense id: el-constrain-en-verb-w43ueerx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: constraint, constrict, restrain, strain
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