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- ️Wed Jul 01 2015
tr.v., -strained, -strain·ing, -strains.
- To hold back or keep in check; control: couldn't restrain the tears.
- To hold (a person) back; prevent: restrained them from going.
- To deprive of freedom or liberty.
- To limit or restrict.
[Middle English restreinen, from Old French restraindre, restreign-, from Latin restringere, to bind back. See restrict.]
restrainable re·strain'a·ble adj.
restrainedly re·strain'ed·ly (-strā'nĭd-lē) adv.
restrainer re·strain'er n.
SYNONYMS restrain, curb, check, bridle, inhibit. These verbs mean to hold back or keep under control. Restrain implies restriction or limitation, as on one's freedom of action: “a wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another” (Thomas Jefferson). To curb is to restrain as if with reins: “You might curb your magnanimity” (John Keats). Check implies arresting or stopping, often suddenly or forcibly: “a light to guide, a rod/To check the erring” (William Wordsworth). To bridle is often to hold in or govern one's emotions or passions: I tried with all my might to bridle my resentment. Inhibit usually connotes a check on one's actions, thoughts, or emotions: A fear of strangers inhibited his ability to travel.
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - holde tilbage, forhindre, afholde fra, styre, begrænse
Nederlands (Dutch)
inhouden, matigen, aan banden leggen
Français (French)
v. tr. - retenir, contenir, maîtriser, limiter, (GB, Jur) recevoir l'injonction de (faire)
Deutsch (German)
v. - bändigen, zurückhalten
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συγκρατώ, αναχαιτίζω, περιορίζω
Italiano (Italian)
trattenere, reprimere, frenare
Português (Portuguese)
v. - impedir, limitar, controlar
Русский (Russian)
сдерживать, удерживать
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - limitar, frenar, contener, impedir, prohibir
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - hindra, lägga band på, inskränka, spärra in
中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
抑制, 遏制, 约束, 阻止, 控制, 限制, 管束
中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 抑制, 遏制, 約束, 阻止, 控制, 限制, 管束
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 제지하다, 억누르다, 구속하다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 制止する, 抑制する, 制限する, 拘束する, 抑える
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يكبح, يقيد, يعتقل
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ריסן, הגביל, הבליג, עצר
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