contraindre

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French constraindre, contraindre, from Old French constraindre, constreindre, contraindre, from Latin cōnstringere. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.tʁɛ̃dʁ/ === Verb === contraindre to constrain to compel; force Synonyms: forcer, obliger ==== Conjugation ==== This verb is conjugated like peindre. It uses the same endings as rendre or vendre, but its -nd- becomes -gn- before a vowel, and its past participle ends in 't' instead of a vowel. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “contraindre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012