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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
constrain
/kənˈstɹeɪn/
verb
To make someone do something by strong persuasion or force
- “The government finances are severely constrained because of falling tax revenues.”Tatoeba
- “I am constrained by lack of time.”Tatoeba
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Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)