constrain

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• /kənˈstɹeɪn/
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin cōn- Proto-Indo-European *streyg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *strinégti Proto-Italic *stringō Proto-Indo-European *strengh- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréngheti Proto-Italic *strengō Latin stringō Latin cōnstringōder. Old French constreindrebor. Middle English constreinen English constrain 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”).

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: принуждавам (prinuždavam) — to force; to compel; to oblige
• Bulgarian: насилвам (nasilvam) — to force; to compel; to oblige
• Catalan: constrènyer — to force; to compel; to oblige
• Cornish: konstrina — to force; to compel; to oblige
• Danish: begrænse — to force; to compel; to oblige
• Dutch: dwingen — to force; to compel; to oblige
• Finnish: pakottaa — to force; to compel; to oblige
• French: astreindre — to force; to compel; to oblige
• French: contraindre — to force; to compel; to oblige
• French: confiner — to force; to compel; to oblige
• German: behindern — to force; to compel; to oblige
• German: einschränken — to force; to compel; to oblige
• German: limitieren — to force; to compel; to oblige
• Hungarian: kényszerít — to force; to compel; to oblige
• Ido: obligar — to force; to compel; to oblige
• Ido: koaktar — to force; to compel; to oblige
• Italian: costringere — to force; to compel; to oblige
• Korean: 제한 (jehan) — to force; to compel; to oblige
• Korean: 구속 (gusok) — to force; to compel; to oblige
• Korean: 금지 (geumji) — to force; to compel; to oblige
• Norwegian: begrense — to force; to compel; to oblige
• Old English: bǣdan — to force; to compel; to oblige
• Portuguese: constranger — to force; to compel; to oblige
• Portuguese: apertar — to force; to compel; to oblige
• Portuguese: restringir — to force; to compel; to oblige
• Russian: принужда́ть (prinuždátʹ) — to force; to compel; to oblige
• Serbo-Croatian: prisiliti — to force; to compel; to oblige
• Spanish: constreñir — to force; to compel; to oblige
• Swedish: begränsa — to force; to compel; to oblige
• Turkish: zorlamak — to force; to compel; to oblige
• Bulgarian: ограничавам (ograničavam) — to keep within close bounds; to confine
• Dutch: beperken — to keep within close bounds; to confine
• Finnish: rajata — to keep within close bounds; to confine
• Finnish: rajoittaa — to keep within close bounds; to confine
• Finnish: eristää — to keep within close bounds; to confine
• Finnish: sulkea — to keep within close bounds; to confine
• Ancient Greek: πεδάω (pedáō) — to keep within close bounds; to confine
• Italian: limitare — to keep within close bounds; to confine
• Māori: whakatina — to keep within close bounds; to confine
• Portuguese: confinar — to keep within close bounds; to confine
• Portuguese: restringir — to keep within close bounds; to confine
• Russian: ограни́чивать (ograníčivatʹ) — to keep within close bounds; to confine
• Finnish: rajoittaa — to reduce a result in response to limited resources
• Hungarian: korlátoz — to reduce a result in response to limited resources