restrain

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English restreinen, from Old French restreindre, from Latin rēstringere (“fasten, tighten”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɹɪˈstɹeɪn/ Rhymes: -eɪn Hyphenation: re‧strain ==== Verb ==== restrain (third-person singular simple present restrains, present participle restraining, simple past and past participle restrained) (transitive) To control or keep in check. (transitive) To deprive of liberty. (transitive) To restrict or limit. ===== Synonyms ===== (control or keep in check): check, limit, withstrain; See also Thesaurus:curb (deprive of liberty): confine, detain ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== constrain restraint restrict ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From re- +‎ strain. ==== Verb ==== restrain (third-person singular simple present restrains, present participle restraining, simple past and past participle restrained) (transitive) To strain again. === Anagrams === arrestin, retrains, strainer, terrains, trainers, transire