constrain
verb
[ kənˈstreɪn ]
• compel or force (someone) to follow a particular course of action.
• "children are constrained to work in the way the book dictates"
Similar:
compel,
force,
coerce,
drive,
impel,
oblige,
prevail on,
require,
press,
push,
pressure,
pressurize,
urge,
bully,
dragoon,
browbeat,
railroad,
bulldoze,
steamroller,
hustle,
twist someone's arm,
strong-arm,
lean on,
put the screws on,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French constraindre, from Latin constringere ‘bind tightly together’.
