restrain
restrain is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To draw back toghtly, as a rein. [Obs.] Shak.
- 2.To hinder from unlimited enjoiment; to abridge. Though they two were committed, at least restrained of their liberty. Clarendon.
- 3.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.
- 4.To withhold; to forbear. Thou restrained prayer before God. Job. xv.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- about
- action
- against
- although
- and
- antagonism
- antagonistic
- antagonize
- beat
- begirt
- block
- bosom
- bound
- bury
- check
- circumscribe
- circumscription
- circumvallation
- clash
- collision
- compass
- compensate
- compensation
- confine
- confinement
- conflict
- conflicting
- container
- containment
- contrariety
- contrary
- contravene
- corral
- counter
- counteract
- counteraction
- counterpoise
- cross
- direction
- embay
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is restrain.
- What is to draw back toghtly, as a rein. [Obs.] Shak called?
- What is to hinder from unlimited enjoiment; to abridge. Though they two were committed, at least restrained of their liberty. Clarendon called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is to withhold; to forbear. Thou restrained prayer before God. Job. xv called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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