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Yes, constrain is playable

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"Constrain" Definition

verb-transitive

To compel by physical, moral, or circumstantial force; oblige: felt constrained to object. See Synonyms at force.
To inhibit or restrain; hold back: "Failing to control the growth of international debt will also constrain living standards” ( Ronald Brownstein).
To keep within close bounds; confine: a life that had been constrained by habit to the same few activities and friends.
To produce in a forced or inhibited manner.

verb

To force by imposed stricture, restriction, or limitation.
To restrict the motion of (a mechanical body) to a particular mode.
To clasp tightly.
To secure by or as if by bonds .
To force or produce in an unnatural or strained manner .

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