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constrain

const·rain

UK/kənˈstɹeɪn/ US/kʌˈnstreɪn/ uncommon

verb

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2.

restrict

  • “Tighten the rules”
  • “stiffen the regulations”
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From Middle English constreinen, from Old French constreindre, from Latin cōnstringō, from cōn- (“with, together”) + stringō (“to draw, bind or tie tight”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to stroke, to shear, stiff”).

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