Etymology

restrain

re·strain
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Today it means: To control or keep in check. Full definition →

Middle English restreinen ← Old French restreindre ← Latin rēstringere
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restrain · verb1

  1. Latin · derived fromrēstringere“fasten, tighten”
  2. Old French · derived fromrestreindre
  3. Middle English · inherited fromrestreinen
  4. English todayrestrain

From Middle English restreinen, from Old French restreindre, from Latin rēstringere (“fasten, tighten”).

restrain · verb2

From re- + strain.

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