- verbrestrain (verb) · restrains (third person present) · restrained (past tense) · restrained (past participle) · restraining (present participle)
- prevent (someone or something) from doing something; keep under control or within limits:"he had to be restrained from walking out of the meeting"
- prevent oneself from displaying or giving way to (a strong urge or emotion):"Amos had to restrain his impatience"
- deprive (someone) of freedom of movement or personal liberty:"leg cuffs are used in the U.S. for restraining and transporting extremely violent and dangerous criminals"
- (of a seat belt) hold (a person or part of their body) down and back while in a vehicle seat:"all front seats must be equipped with seat belts which restrain the upper part of the body"
OriginMiddle English: from Old French restreign-, stem of restreindre, from Latin restringere, from re- ‘back’ + stringere ‘to tie, pull tight’.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- prevent (someone or something) from doing something; keep under control or within limits:
- prevent oneself from displaying or giving way to (a strong urge or emotion):
- deprive (someone) of freedom of movement or personal liberty:
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- Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.re•strained (ri strānd′), adj. characterized by restraint: The actor gave a restrained performance.www.wordreference.com/definition/restrained
1 : to keep from doing something I wanted to speak, but restrained myself. 2 : to keep back : curb He couldn't restrain his laughter. What made you want to look up restrain?
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