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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | constraindre, from Latin constringere 'to constrict, constrain', from com- ( COM-) + stringere 'to pull tight' |
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con‧strain
[transitive]
[transitive]1 to stop someone from doing what they want to do
constrain somebody from doing something 
Financial factors should not constrain doctors from prescribing the best treatment for patients.
Financial factors should not constrain doctors from prescribing the best treatment for patients.2 to limit something : Poor soil has constrained the level of crop production. Women's employment opportunities are often severely constrained by family commitments.
Poor soil has constrained the level of crop production.Women's employment opportunities are often severely constrained by family commitments.