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restrain

English

Etymology

From Middle English restreinen, a borrowing from Old French restreindre, from Latin r?stringere, present active infinitive of r?string? (“fasten, tighten”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /???st?e?n/
  • Rhymes: -e?n
  • Hyphenation: re?strain

Verb

restrain (third-person singular simple present restrains, present participle restraining, simple past and past participle restrained)

  1. (transitive) To control or keep in check.
  2. (transitive) To deprive of liberty.
  3. (transitive) To restrict or limit.
    He was restrained by the straitjacket.

Synonyms

  • (control or keep in check): check, limit, restrain, withstrain; See also Thesaurus:curb
  • (deprive of liberty): confine, detain

Related terms

  • constrain
  • restraint
  • restrict

Translations

Anagrams

  • arrestin, retrains, strainer, terrains, trainers, transire

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unmanageable

English

Alternative forms

  • unmanagable

Etymology

un- +? manageable

Adjective

unmanageable (comparative more unmanageable, superlative most unmanageable)

  1. Not manageable; not readily submitting to handling or management; not easily restrained, governed, or directed
    Synonym: uncontrollable

Synonyms

  • uncontrollable

Antonyms

  • manageable

Related terms

  • unmanageability
  • unmanageableness
  • unmanageably

Translations

References

  • unmanageable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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