restrant.html - v.tr.
1 (often refl., usu. foll. by from) check or hold in; keep in check or under control or within bounds.
2 repress; keep down.
3 confine; imprison.

restrainable adj. restrainer n. [ME f. OF restrei(g)n- stem of restreindre f. L restringere restrict- (as RE-, stringere tie)]

restrant.html - adv.
with self-restraint.

restrant.html - n.
1 the act or an instance of restraining or being restrained.
2 a stoppage; a check; a controlling agency or influence.
3 a self-control; avoidance of excess or exaggeration. b austerity of literary expression.
4 reserve of manner.
5 confinement, esp. because of insanity.
6 something which restrains or holds in check.

in restraint of in order to restrain. restraint of trade action seeking to interfere with free-market conditions. [ME f. OF restreinte fem. past part. of restreindre: see RESTRAIN]

restrant.html - (Politics) see perestroika

restrant.html - v.tr.
1 (often refl., usu. foll. by from) check or hold in; keep in check or under control or within bounds.
2 repress; keep down.
3 confine; imprison.

restrainable adj. restrainer n. [ME f. OF restrei(g)n- stem of restreindre f. L restringere restrict- (as RE-, stringere tie)]

restrant.html - adv.
with self-restraint.