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restrained |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Restrain \Re*strain"\, 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: restrained adj 1: cool and formal in manner [syn: {reserved}, {reticent}, {unemotional}] 2: under restraint [ant: {unrestrained}] 3: marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes; "moderate in his demands"; "restrained in his response" [syn: {moderate}] 4: not showy or obtrusive; "clothes in quiet good taste" [syn: {quiet}] 5: free from ostentation or pretension; "the restrained elegance of the room" [syn: {modest}, {unostentatious}] 6: prudent; "guarded optimism" [syn: {guarded}]
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