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restrain
[ri-streyn]
verb (used with object)
to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress.
to restrain one's temper.
Synonyms: , , , ,Antonyms:to deprive of liberty, as by arrest or the like.
Synonyms: , , , , ,Antonyms: , ,to limit or hamper the activity, growth, or effect of.
to restrain trade with Cuba.
restrain
/ ɪˈٰɪ /
verb
to hold (someone) back from some action, esp by force
to deprive (someone) of liberty, as by imprisonment
to limit or restrict
Other Word Forms
- restrainable adjective
- restrainability noun
- restrainingly adverb
- overrestrain verb (used with object)
- prerestrain verb (used with object)
- unrestrainable adjective
- ˈٰԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of restrain1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The aim for many is not to catch or restrain criminals but to act as a deterrent.
The 9th Circuit stayed Breyer’s ruling hours after he issued a temporary restraining order that would have allowed California leaders to withdraw the National Guard soldiers from L.A.
A day after federal agents forcibly restrained and handcuffed U.S.
At this point three police officers attempted to restrain Dighton, and he stabbed Det Con Jack Cotton in the leg, wounding him.
And what was it like to sort of go from paced, restrained dialogue to break into the action like that?
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