constrain
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～ to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"
constrain
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～ compel to behave in a certain way; "Social relations impose courtesy"; "duty constrains one to act often contrary to one's desires or inclinations"
constrict
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～ become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted"
constrict
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～ squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
constringe
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～ become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted"
construct
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～ create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts; "construct a proof"; "construct an argument"
construct
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～ create by linking linguistic units; "construct a sentence"; "construct a paragraph"
construct
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～ draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions; "construct an equilateral triangle"
construct
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～ put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"; "He manufactured a popular cereal"
construct
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～ reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago"
construct
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～ make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
construe
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～ make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
consubstantiate
— Verb
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～ unite in one common substance; "Thought is consubstantiated with the object"
consubstantiate
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～ become united in substance; "thought and the object consubstantiate"
consult
— Verb
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～ seek information from; "You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes"
consult
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～ get or ask advice from; "Consult your local broker"; "They had to consult before arriving at a decision"
consult
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– English
～ advise professionally; "The professor consults for industry"
consult
— Verb
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～ have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action"
consume
— Verb
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～ use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"