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Constrain

/kəˈnstreɪn/
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(verb) To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressuring; to compel; to oblige.

Changes in water availability, both episodic and long-lasting, will constrain different forms of energy production.
What human trespass would constrain thy power, O Zeus?
CEFR Practice Quiz
Changes in water availability, both episodic and long-lasting, will ____ different forms of energy production.

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