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| English Dictionary: restrained |
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| 2 results for restrained |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- restrained
- adj
- cool and formal in manner [syn: restrained, reticent,
unemotional]
- under restraint
Antonym(s): unrestrained
- marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes; "moderate in his demands"; "restrained in his response"
Synonym(s): moderate, restrained
- not showy or obtrusive; "clothes in quiet good taste"
Synonym(s): quiet, restrained
- prudent; "guarded optimism"
Synonym(s): guarded, restrained
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| 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.
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