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Learn to pronounce re·strain

/rəˈstrān/
verb
prevent (someone or something) from doing something; keep under control or within limits.
"he had to be restrained from walking out of the meeting"
synonyms: prevent, stop, keep, hold back, hinder, impede, hamper, restrict, constrain, obstruct, hold, prohibit, ban, bar, disallow, interdict, forbid, veto, proscribe, enjoin

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7 days ago · The meaning of RESTRAIN is to prevent from doing, exhibiting, or expressing something. How to use restrain in a sentence.
6 days ago · to limit the growth or force of something: The economy had rebounded a bit but was still being restrained by high oil prices.
Restrain means to hold yourself back, which is exactly what you'd have to do if, after weeks of dieting, you found yourself face to face with a dessert case ...
restrain from www.collinsdictionary.com
3 senses: 1. to hold (someone) back from some action, esp by force 2. to deprive (someone) of liberty, as by imprisonment 3. to.
verb (used with object) · to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper. · to deprive of liberty, as by arrest or ...
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