constrain (v.)
- abate
- abridge
- abstain
- aggrieve
- allay
- alleviate
- arrest
- assuage
- attemper
- ban
- bar
- bear
- bind
- bit
- blunt
- bridle
- cage
- cause
- chasten
- check
- cloister
- coerce
- compel
- concuss
- confine
- contain
- control
- cool
- coop
- crib
- crowd
- crush
- curb
- curtail
- damp
- dampen
- de-emphasize
- deaden
- decelerate
- deprive
- detain
- dictate
- diminish
- disallow
- downplay
- drive
- dull
- enclose
- enforce
- enjoin
- extenuate
- force
- govern
- grieve
- guard
- have
- hinder
- hold
- hurt
- immure
- impel
- impound
- incarcerate
- inhibit
- injure
- intern
- jail
- jam
- jug
- keep
- lay
- lenify
- lessen
- lighten
- make
- mew
- mitigate
- moderate
- modulate
- necessitate
- oblige
- obtund
- pain
- palliate
- pen
- pound
- prison
- prohibit
- pull
- push
- reduce
- refrain
- rein
- restrain
- restrict
- retard
- retrench
- shackle
- slacken
- smother
- snub
- sober
- soften
- squash
- squeeze
- squish
- stifle
- straiten
- subdue
- suppress
- tame
- temper
- tie
- underplay
- weaken
- withhold