English Explanatory Dictionary

restrain

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To control or keep in check.
  2. To deprive of liberty.
  3. To restrict or limit.
verb
  1. To strain again.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈstɹeɪn/ en-us-restrain.ogg

Word forms

restrain restrains restraining restrained

Etymology

From Middle English restreinen, from Old French restreindre, from Latin rēstringere (“fasten, tighten”).

Synonyms

limit withstrain check confine detain

Related words

constrain restraint restrict

Derived words

overrestrain overrestrained restrainable restrainer restrainment underrestrain unrestrain
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