withstrain

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English withstreynen, equivalent to with- +‎ strain. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -eɪn === Verb === withstrain (third-person singular simple present withstrains, present participle withstraining, simple past and past participle withstrained) (transitive) To restrain. Synonyms: curtail, suppress; see also Thesaurus:curb 1889–1892, in Cambridge Sermons: Preached Before the University in St. Mary's Church 1889-1892, page 215: Even when this is known, [only] with difficulty is the multitude withstrained from doing sacrifice to a Paul and a Barnabas. 1919 August, in The Pacific Unitarian, volumes 27, number 7, page 2 (170): Her ambition became boundless and her patriotism an obsession. Her pride was in her power and she held weakness in contempt. Withstrained by no scruples she placed her reliance in the sword, […] ==== Derived terms ==== withstraint