restrain /ri-strānˈ/

1. To hold back
2. To control
3. To subject to forcible repression
4. To tighten (Shakespeare)
5. To forbid (Milton)

To refrain

restrainˈable adjective

restrainedˈ adjective

1. Controlled
2. Self-controlled
3. Displaying restraint
4. Forbidden (Shakespeare)

restrainˈedly adverb

restrainˈedness noun

restrainˈer noun

1. A person or thing that restrains
2. An ingredient of a photographic developer which checks the development and reduces the tendency to fog

restrainˈing noun and adjective

restraintˈ noun

1. The act of restraining
2. State of being restrained
3. A restraining influence
4. Restriction
5. Forcible control
6. Artistic control or reticence
7. Lack of liberty
8. Reserve

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