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re-strain

  [ree-streyn]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
to strain again.
Origin:
1870–75; re- + strain 1
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re⋅strain

  [ri-streyn]
–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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re·strain   (rĭ-strān')   
tr.v.   re·strained, re·strain·ing, re·strains

    1. To hold back or keep in check; control: couldn't restrain the tears.

    2. To hold (a person) back; prevent: restrained them from going.

  2. To deprive of freedom or liberty.

  3. To limit or restrict.


[Middle English restreinen, from Old French restraindre, restreign-, from Latin restringere, to bind back; see restrict.]
re·strain'a·ble adj., re·strain'ed·ly (-strā'nĭd-lē) adv., re·strain'er n.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to hold back or keep under control. Restrain implies restriction or limitation, as on one's freedom of action: "a wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another" (Thomas Jefferson).
To curb is to restrain as if with reins: "You might curb your magnanimity" (John Keats).
Check implies arresting or stopping, often suddenly or forcibly: "a light to guide, a rod/To check the erring" (William Wordsworth).
To bridle is often to hold in or govern one's emotions or passions: I tried with all my might to bridle my resentment.
Inhibit usually connotes a check on one's actions, thoughts, or emotions: A fear of strangers inhibited his ability to travel.
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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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