withstrain

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withstrain

Rhymes with -eɪn

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From Middle English withstreynen, equivalent to with- + strain.

verb withstrains · withstraining · withstrained

  1. transitive To restrain. Even when this is known, [only] with difficulty is the multitude withstrained from doing sacrifice to a Paul and a Barnabas.

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