constrain
pronunciation
How to pronounce constrain in British English:
UK [kənˈstreɪn]
How to pronounce constrain in American English:
US [kənˈstreɪn]
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- Verb:
- hold back
- restrict
Word Origin
- constrain
- constrain: see strain
- constrain (v.)
- early 14c., constreyen, from stem of Old French constreindre (Modern French contraindre) "restrain, control," from Latin constringere "to bind together, tie tightly, fetter, shackle, chain," from com- "together" (see com-) + stringere "to draw tight" (see strain (v.)). Related: Constrained; constraining.
Example
- 1. Overcrowding and a shortage of resources constrain bug populations .
- 2. It does have a hedging strategy to constrain beijing .
- 3. Banks cannot afford it now and it will further constrain credit .
- 4. Higher reserve requirements and loan quotas constrain their ability to lend at a time when savers are piling into deposits .
- 5. The fact that so many homeowners are sunk in negative equity will also constrain mobility .