| VERB | social | constrain, enforce, impose | compel to behave in a certain way |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | constrain, restrain, confine, hold | to close within bounds, limit or hold back / back from movement | |
| change | constrain, stiffen, tighten, tighten up | restrict |
| Sounds | kahnstrey'n | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abstain ... windowpane: 127 rhymes with eyn... | |
| Meaning | compel to behave in a certain way. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | enforce, impose | |
| Broader | compel, oblige, obligate | Force somebody to do something |
| Spanish | imponer | |
| Catalan | imposar | |
| Meaning | To close within bounds, limit or hold back / back from movement. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | restrain, confine, hold | |
| Narrower | enchain | Restrain or bind with chains |
| fetter, shackle | Restrain with fetters | |
| ground | Confine or restrict to the ground | |
| impound, pound | place or shut up in a pound | |
| pen up, fold | Confine in a fold, like sheep | |
| pinion, shackle | Bind the arms of | |
| pound, pound up | shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits | |
| tie down, tie up, bind, truss | Secure with or as if with ropes | |
| Broader | disable, disenable, incapacitate | make unable to perform a certain action |
| Spanish | aguantar, constreñir, contener, sujetar | |
| Catalan | aguantar, sostenir-se, sostenir, subjectar | |
| Meaning | restrict. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | stiffen, tighten, tighten up | |
| Broader | restrict, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle | place limits on (extent or access) |
| Spanish | constreñirse, constreñir, endurecerse, endurecer, restringir | |
| Catalan | endurir-se, enrigidir-se | |
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