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con•strain



Pronunciation: (kun-strān'), [key]
v.t.
1. to force, compel, or oblige: He was constrained to admit the offense.
2. to confine forcibly, as by bonds.
3. to repress or restrain: Cold weather constrained the plant's growth.

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