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Restrain
Restrain
v. t.
To
draw
back
again
; to
hold
back
from
acting
,
proceeding
, or
advancing
,
either
by
physical
or
moral
force
, or by
any
interposing
obstacle
; to
repress
or
suppress
; to
keep
down
; to
curb
.
Restrain
v. t.
To
draw
back
toghtly
, as a
rein
.
Restrain
v. t.
To
hinder
from
unlimited
enjoiment
; to
abridge
.
Restrain
v. t.
To
limit
; to
confine
; to
restrict
.
Restrain
v. t.
To
withhold
; to
forbear
.
Restrainable
a.
Capable
of
being
restrained
;
controllable
.
Restrained
imp. & p. p.
of
Restrain
Restrainedly
adv.
With
restraint
.
Restrainer
n.
One
who
, or
that
which
,
restrains
.
Restraining
p. pr. & vb. n.
of
Restrain
Restrainment
n.
The
act
of
restraining
.
Restraint
n.
The
act
or
process
of
restraining
, or of
holding
back
or
hindering
from
motion
or
action
, in
any
manner
;
hindrance
of
the
will
, or of
any
action
,
physical
or
mental
.
Restraint
n.
The
state
of
being
restrained
.
Restraint
n.
That
which
restrains
, as a
law
, a
prohibition
, or
the
like
;
limitation
;
restriction
.
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