restrain

English

Etymology

Middle French restraindre, from Latin rēstringō (“fasten, tighten”)

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eɪn

Verb

restrain (third-person singular simple present restrains, present participle restraining, simple past and past participle restrained)

1. (transitive) To control or keep in check.
2. (transitive) To deprive of liberty.
3. (transitive) To restrict or limit.

Derived terms

• restraint

Related terms

• constrain

Translations

to control or keep in check

Czech: mít pod kontrolou (cs) French: retenir (fr) Italian: trattenersi (it), trattenere (it)

Latin: teneo (la) Portuguese: conter (pt), coibir (pt), deter (pt) Scottish Gaelic: srian (gd)

to deprive of liberty

Czech: zbavit svobody (cs), omezit (cs) French: réprimer (fr)

Portuguese: encarcerar (pt)

to restrict or limit

Czech: oklešťovat (cs), restringovat (cs), provést restrikci (cs), omezit (cs) French: restreindre (fr) Portuguese: restringir (pt), conter (pt)

Romanian: restrânge (ro) Scottish Gaelic: srian (gd)

Anagrams

• arrestin
• retrains
• strainer
• terrains
• trainers
• transire