constrain
//kənˈstreɪn//
Verb
constrainInfinitive
constrainPresent tense
constrainedPast tense
constrainedPast participle
constrainingPresent participle
constrainsThird-person singular
1
To compel or force someone to follow a particular course of action or to behave in a certain way.
The new regulations constrain companies to reduce their carbon emissions.
2
To severely restrict the scope, extent, or activity of something.
The limited budget constrained our research activities.
3
To confine or hold back by force; to restrain.
The prisoner was constrained by chains.