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restrainability

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re⋅strain

  [ri-streyn]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
2. to deprive of liberty, as by arrest or the like.
3. to limit or hamper the activity, growth, or effect of: to restrain trade with Cuba.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME restreynen < MF restreindre < L restringere to bind back, bind fast, equiv. to re- re- + stringere to draw together; see strain 1

Related forms:
re⋅strain⋅a⋅ble, adjective
re⋅strain⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
re⋅strain⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. bridle, suppress, constrain. See check. 2. restrict, circumscribe, confine, hinder, hamper.

Antonyms:
1. unbridle. 2. free, liberate.
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Word Origin & History

restrain 
c.1340, from stem of O.Fr. restraindre, from L. restringere "draw back tightly, confine, check" (see restriction). Restraint "action of restraining" is recorded from c.1400, from O.Fr. restrainte, prop. fem. pp. of restraindre. Meaning "means of restraint" is recorded from 1421.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: re·strain
Pronunciation: ri-'strAn
Function: transitive verb
1 a : to prevent from doing something —see also restraining order at ORDER 3b b : to limit, restrict, or keep under control
2 : to moderate or limit the force, effect, development, or full exercise of
3 : to deprive of liberty and esp. of physical movement
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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