different between derain vs detain

English

Etymology 1

See deraign.

Verb

derain (third-person singular simple present derains, present participle deraining, simple past and past participle derained)

1. (law, transitive) Obsolete spelling of deraign

Etymology 2

From de- +? rain. Compare deraining (noun).

Verb

derain (third-person singular simple present derains, present participle deraining, simple past and past participle derained)

1. (machine learning) To remove rain from an image.

Translations

Related terms

Anagrams

• Dairen, Darien, Denair, Draine, Raiden, denari, draine, indear, rained, read in, readin'

English

Etymology

From Old French detenir. Cognate with Italian detenere, Portuguese deter, Romanian de?ine, and Spanish detener.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??te?n/
• Rhymes: -e?n

Verb

detain (third-person singular simple present detains, present participle detaining, simple past and past participle detained)

1. (transitive) To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
2. (transitive) To put under custody.
3. (transitive) To keep back or from; to withhold.
   • 1650, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living

     Detain not the wages of the hireling.

4. (transitive) To seize goods for official purposes.

Derived terms

• detainee

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• -tadine, Danite, Tienda, indate, nidate, tienda