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withstrain

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -eɪn

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verb

Meaning 1

To restrain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: curtail, suppress, behedge, guard, govern, smother, bind, chasten, check, inhibit, contain, vanquish, cork, curb, quench, quell, bury, dampen, hamshackle, hold back, hold down, limit, repress, restrain, restrict, shackle, stay, stifle, stop, straiten, subdue, throttle, underbring, withhold, withstrain

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English withstreynen, equivalent to with- + strain.