coconstrain

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verb

To constrain along with another

OriginEnglish constrain ← Middle English constreinen ← Old French constreindre →
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Meanings

verbcoconstrain (third-person singular simple present coconstrains, present participle coconstraining, simple past and past participle coconstrained)

present singular third person coconstrains · participle present coconstraining · participle past coconstrained · past coconstrained

  1. transitiveTo constrain along with another

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinco-
  7. Englishco-
  8. Latincōn-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*streyg-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*strinégti
  11. Proto-Italic*stringō
  12. Proto-Indo-European*strengʰ-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*stréngʰeti
  14. Proto-Italic*strengō
  15. Latinstringō
  16. Latincōnstringō
  17. Old Frenchconstreindre
  18. Middle Englishconstreinen
  19. Englishconstrain
  20. Englishcoconstrain

From co- + constrain.

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APA

coconstrain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coconstrain

MLA

“coconstrain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coconstrain. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coconstrain,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coconstrain.

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