restrain

Etymology 1
From, a borrowing from , from , present active infinitive of.

Verb

 * 1)  To control or keep in check.
 * 2)  To deprive of liberty.
 * 3)  To restrict or limit.
 * He was restrained by the straitjacket.
 * He was restrained by the straitjacket.

Synonyms

 * ,, , ; See also Thesaurus:curb

Derived terms

 * overrestrained

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: mít pod kontrolou
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Galician: cavidar ,
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: κωλύω, ἐρύκω
 * Irish: coisc
 * Italian:, ,
 * Latin: reprimō,, refrēnō
 * Maori: whakatina, whakatōnga, nati, nanati, whakaita
 * Occitan:, ,
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: srian
 * Spanish:
 * Thai:
 * Ukrainian: стри́мувати


 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: zbavit svobody,
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Latin: compescō
 * Maori: whakaita
 * Occitan: déténer,
 * Portuguese: encarcerar,
 * Romanian: a ține închis, ,
 * Russian:, , , , лиша́ть свобо́ды, лиши́ть свобо́ды
 * Spanish:
 * Thai:
 * Ukrainian: позбавля́ти во́лі


 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Czech: oklešťovat, restringovat, provést restrikci,
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:, ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:, , , ,
 * Maori: tautāwhi
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:, , ,
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: srian
 * Spanish:
 * Thai:
 * Ukrainian: стри́мувати, обме́жувати

Etymology 2
en

Verb

 * 1)  To strain again.