restrain
[ ri-streyn ]
/ rɪˈstreɪn /
verb (used with object)
to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
to deprive of liberty, as by arrest or the like.
to limit or hamper the activity, growth, or effect of: to restrain trade with Cuba.
Origin of restrain
SYNONYMS FOR restrain
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British Dictionary definitions for restrain
restrain
/ (rɪˈstreɪn) /
verb (tr)
to hold (someone) back from some action, esp by force
to deprive (someone) of liberty, as by imprisonment
to limit or restrict
Derived forms of restrain
restrainable, adjectiveWord Origin for restrain
C14
restreyne, from Old French
restreindre, from Latin
rēstringere to draw back tightly, from
re- +
stringere to draw, bind; see
strain
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