Dictionary
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. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.