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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Restrain \Re*strain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Restrained; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Restraining.] [OE. restreinen, F. restreindre, fr.
     L. restringere, restrictum; pref. re- re- + stringere to
     draw, bind, or press together. See Strain, v. t., and cf.
     Restrict.]
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature
              Gives way to in repose!               --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To draw back toghtly, as a rein. [Obs.] --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To hinder from unlimited enjoiment; to abridge.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Though they two were committed, at least restrained
              of their liberty.                     --Clarendon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To limit; to confine; to restrict. --Trench.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Not only a metaphysical or natural, but a moral,
              universality also is to be restrained by a part of
              the predicate.                        --I. Watts.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To withhold; to forbear.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Thou restrained prayer before God.    --Job. xv. 4.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To check; hinder; stop; withhold; repress; curb;
          suppress; coerce; restrict; limit; confine.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Restrain \Re*strain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Restrained; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Restraining.] [OE. restreinen, F. restreindre, fr.
     L. restringere, restrictum; pref. re- re- + stringere to
     draw, bind, or press together. See Strain, v. t., and cf.
     Restrict.]
     1. 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 in me the cursed thoughts that nature Gives
              way to in repose!                     --Shak.
  
     2. To draw back toghtly, as a rein. [Obs.] --Shak.
  
     3. To hinder from unlimited enjoiment; to abridge.
  
              Though they two were committed, at least restrained
              of their liberty.                     --Clarendon.
  
     4. To limit; to confine; to restrict. --Trench.
  
              Not only a metaphysical or natural, but a moral,
              universality also is to be restrained by a part of
              the predicate.                        --I. Watts.
  
     5. To withhold; to forbear.
  
              Thou restrained prayer before God.    --Job. xv. 4.
  
     Syn: To check; hinder; stop; withhold; repress; curb;
          suppress; coerce; restrict; limit; confine.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  restrain
       v 1: keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep
            your temper"; "keep your cool" [syn: suppress, keep,
             keep back, hold back]
       2: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of
          this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your
          friends" [syn: restrict, trammel, limit, bound, confine,
           throttle]
       3: to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement;
          "This holds the local until the express passengers change
          trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the
          stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a
          detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists
          for ransom" [syn: confine, hold]
       4: hold back [syn: encumber, cumber, constrain]
       5: to compel or deter by or as if by threats [syn: intimidate]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  restrain
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 συγκρατώ, κρατώ υπό έλεγχο
     2 περιορίζω, συγκρατώ μέσα σε κάποια όρια
     3 στερώ την ελευθερία

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  restrain
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To control or keep in check.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To strain again.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  restrain
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To control or keep in check.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To strain again.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  restrain
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To control or keep in check.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To strain again.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  restrain
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To control or keep in check.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To strain again.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  restrain
     Englanti vb.
     1 hallita, hillitä
     2 pidättyä, pidättää

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  restrain
     Engelska vb.
     1 hämma, hålla tillbaka
     2 inskränka, begränsa, restringera

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  restrain /ɹɪstɹˈeɪn/
  1. bedwing
  2. in bedwang hou
  3. beheers, regeer

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Restrain /ɹɪstɹˈeɪn/
  أعق

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  restrain //ɹɪˈstɹeɪn// 
  1. въздържам, сдържам
  to control or keep in check
  2. задържам
  to deprive of liberty
  3. възпирам, ограничавам
  to restrict or limit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  restrain /ɹɪstɹˈeɪn/ 
  omezit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  restrain /ɹɪstɹˈeɪn/ 
  potlačit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  restrain /ɹɪstɹˈeɪn/ 
  bránit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  restrain /ɹɪstɹˈeɪn/ 
  krotit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  restrain /ɹɪstɹˈeɪn/
  držet na uzdě

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  restrain /ɹɪstɹˈeɪn/
   [eko] kontrola

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  restrain /ɹɪstɹˈeɪn/ 
  zurückhalten, bändigen, hemmen 
   see: restraining, restrained, restrains, restrained
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  restrain /ɹɪstɹˈeɪn/
  
  αναχαιτίζω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  restrain //ɹɪˈstɹeɪn// 
  1. hallita, hillitä
  to control or keep in check
  2. kukistaa
  to deprive of liberty
  3. rajoittaa, pidättää
  to restrict or limit

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  restrain /ristrein/
  1. réprimer, retenir
  2. gouverner, régner, surveiller

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  restrain /ɹɪstɹˈeɪn/ 
  1. रोकना
        "Restrain your anger. "
  2. स्वतंत्रता~का~हनन~करना
        "Your movements are restrained during curfew hours.  "
  3. अंकुश~, रोक~लगाना
        "Consulting of reference books is restrained in the examination hall."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  restrain /ɹɪstɹˈeɪn/
  obuzdati, ograničiti, sprečavati, suzbiti, zadržati, zaustaviti

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  restrain /ɹɪstɹˈeɪn/
  dominare, governare

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  restrain /ristrein/
  gubernare, regere, regnare

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  restrain /ristrein/
  1. bedwingen, beteugelen, betomen, intomen, in toom houden
  2. afhouden, onthouden, onttrekken, weghouden
  3. aanvoeren, besturen, regeren
  4. de scepter zwaaien, heersen

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  restrain /rɪˈstreɪn/ 
    powstrzymywać (oneself - się)  (from - przed, od)

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  restrain /ristrein/
  1. entravar, frear, moderar, pôrfreioem, serenar
  2. deter, reter
  3. administrar, dirigir
  4. dominar, governar, reger

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  restrain /ristrein/
  1. contener, reprimir
  2. capitanear, subyugar
  3. gobernar, refrenar

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  restrain /ɹɪstɹˈeɪn/
  1. tutmak, geri tutmak, zaptetmek, yasaklamak, sımrlamak. restrainable  zaptedilebilir.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɹiˈstɹeɪn/

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  RESTRAINT. Something which prevents us from doing what we would desire to 
  do. 
       2. Restraint is lawful and unlawful. It is lawful when its object is to 
  prevent the violation of the law, or the rights of others. It is unlawful 
  when it is used to prevent others from doing a lawful act; for example, when 
  one binds himself not to trade generally; but an agreement not to trade in a 
  particular place is lawful. A legacy given in restraint of marriage, or on 
  condition that the legatee shall not marry, is good, and the condition alone 
  is void. The Roman civil law agrees with ours in this respect; a legacy 
  given on condition that the legatee shall not marry is void. Clef des Lois 
  Rom. mot Passion. See Condition; Limitation. 
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  225 Moby Thesaurus words for "restrain":
     abate, adjust to, allay, alleviate, alter, anchor, arrest, assuage,
     attemper, bank the fire, bar, bind, bit, block, blunt, bottle up,
     bound, box in, box up, bridle, cage, cause, cause to, chain,
     chasten, check, circumscribe, cloister, coarct, collect, compel,
     condition, confine, constrain, contain, control, cool, cool off,
     coop, coop in, coop up, copyright, cork up, countercheck, crib,
     crimp, curb, curtail, dam up, damp, dampen, de-emphasize, deaden,
     debar, decelerate, delay, detain, diminish, discipline, dompt,
     downplay, draw the line, drive, dull, encage, enchain, enclose,
     enforce, enjoin, entrammel, extenuate, fasten, fence in, fetter,
     forbear, force, gag, govern, guard, gyve, hamper, handcuff,
     handicap, have, hedge, hedge about, hem in, hinder, hobble,
     hog-tie, hold, hold at bay, hold back, hold down, hold fast,
     hold in, hold in check, hold in custody, hold in leash,
     hold in restraint, hold up, hopple, immure, impede, impel, impound,
     imprison, incarcerate, inhibit, intercept, interfere,
     interfere with, intermeddle, interrupt, intervene, keep, keep back,
     keep from, keep in, keep in check, keep in custody,
     keep in detention, keep under control, keep within bounds, lash,
     lay, lay under restraint, leash, leaven, lenify, lessen, lighten,
     limit, lock up, make, make fast, manacle, meddle, mew, mew up,
     mitigate, moderate, modify, modulate, moor, muzzle, narrow,
     obstruct, obtund, oppose, palliate, patent, peg down, pen, pen up,
     picket, pin down, pinion, play down, pound, prevent, prohibit,
     pull, pull in, purify, put in irons, qualify, rail in, reduce,
     reduce the temperature, refrain, register, regulate, regulate by,
     rein, rein in, repress, resist, restrict, retard, retrench, rope,
     scant, scotch, seal up, season, secure, set back, set conditions,
     set limits, shackle, shut in, shut up, simmer down, simplify,
     slacken, slow down, smother, snub, sober, sober down, soften,
     specialize, stifle, stint, stop, straiten, straitjacket, strap,
     subdue, suppress, tame, temper, tether, tie, tie down, tie up,
     tone down, trammel, tune down, underplay, use force upon, wall in,
     weaken, withhold
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 抑制,阻止,束缚;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     v. 克制,限制,抑制,约束,拘束,束缚

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