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(1):

(v. t.) To draw back toghtly, as a rein.

(2):

(v. t.) To hinder from unlimited enjoiment; to abridge.

(3):

(v. t.) To limit; to confine; to restrict.

(4):

(v. t.) 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.

(5):

(v. t.) To withhold; to forbear.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Restrain'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/restrain.html. 1828.
 
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