restrain
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restrain¹
- /ɹɪˈstɹeɪn/
Rhymes with -eɪn
Where it comes from
From Middle English restreinen, from Old French restreindre, from Latin rēstringere (“fasten, tighten”).
verb restrains · restraining · restrained
- To control or keep in check. As with vicarious mismenstruation, the abnormal cessation only requires strict attention to the general health, with such measures to restrain hemorrhage as have already been indicated.
- To deprive of liberty.
- To restrict or limit. He was restrained by the straitjacket.
Similar: limit, withstrain
restrain²
Where it comes from
From re- + strain.
verb restrains · restraining · restrained
- To strain again. Squeeze the juice from 3 oranges and let the juice stand. Then pour it off, strain, and mix with the syrup. Restrain the liquid and chill in a mold.
