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Constrain vs Constriction - What's the difference?

constrain | constriction |

As a verb constrain

is to force physically, by strong persuasion or pressurizing; to compel; to oblige.

As a noun constriction is

the act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts.

constrain

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressurizing; to compel; to oblige.
  • To keep within close bounds; to confine.
  • To reduce a result in response to limited resources.
  • Derived terms

    * (l)

    constriction

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts
  • A narrow part of something; a stricture
  • A compression