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English Dictionary: restrained	by the DICT Development Group
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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
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Restrain \Restrain"\, 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.