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restrain

[ ri-streyn ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress:

    to restrain one's temper.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

    Antonyms:

  2. to deprive of liberty, as by arrest or the like.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

    Antonyms: , ,

  3. to limit or hamper the activity, growth, or effect of:

    to restrain trade with Cuba.



restrain

/ ɪˈٰɪ /

verb

  1. to hold (someone) back from some action, esp by force
  2. to deprive (someone) of liberty, as by imprisonment
  3. to limit or restrict
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٰԲ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ٰa· adjective
  • ·ٰa·i·ٲ noun
  • ·ٰiԲ· adverb
  • v··ٰ verb (used with object)
  • r·ٰ verb (used with object)
  • un·ٰa· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of restrain1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English restreynen, from Middle French restreindre, from Latin restringere “to bind back, bind fast”; equivalent to re- + strain 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of restrain1

C14 restreyne , from Old French restreindre , from Latin ŧٰԲ to draw back tightly, from re- + stringere to draw, bind; see strain 1
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Synonym Study

See check 1.
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On March 10, he issued a temporary restraining order to maintain the status quo.

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Even Republicans who aren’t quite ready to restrain Trump’s tariff power are admitting that he may have taken it too far.

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Both were also served with a restraining order preventing them from contacting P in future.

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Those orders and other Trump actions have triggered more than 67 lawsuits seeking preliminary injunctions or temporary restraining orders, Vladeck calculated; federal judges have granted some relief in 46 of those cases.

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In her request for a temporary restraining order, she told a judge she was afraid to return to her home with Morgan, who she said was arrested for domestic abuse in the past.

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