Restrain

rē-strān′, v.t. to hold back: to check: to withhold, to forbid: to hinder: to limit.— adj. Restrain′able , capable of being restrained.— adv. Restrain′edly .— n. Restrain′er ( phot. ), a chemical used to retard the act of the developer in an overexposed plate, .— p.adj. Restrain′ing .— ns. Restrain′ment ; Restraint′ , act of restraining: state of being restrained: want of liberty: limitation: hinderance: reserve; Restraint′-bed , -chair , used for the insane. [O. Fr. restraindre —L. restringĕre , restrictum — re- , back, stringĕre , to draw tightly.]