Antonyms for re strains


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ree-streyn
Phonetic Transcription : riˈstreɪn


Definition of re strains

Origin :
  • "strain again," 1874, from re- + strain (v.). Related: Re-strained; re-straining.
  • As in imprison : verb confine; put in jail
  • As in incarcerate : verb put in jail, confinement
  • As in inhibit : verb restrict, prevent
  • As in keep : verb prevent
  • As in leash : verb rein, hold
  • As in limit : verb confine, restrict
  • As in localize : verb confine
  • As in arrest : verb stop or slow
  • As in modify : verb lessen, reduce
  • As in modulate : verb adjust, harmonize
  • As in monopolize : verb dominate, control
  • As in muzzle : verb gag, quiet
  • As in obligate : verb require
  • As in obstruct : verb prevent, restrict
  • As in obviate : verb make unnecessary
  • As in pin : verb attach, hold in place
  • As in play down : verb pretend as if something were unimportant
  • As in preclude : verb inhibit; make impossible
  • As in prevent : verb keep from happening or continuing
  • As in prohibit : verb make impossible; stop
  • As in qualify : verb lessen, restrict
  • As in refrain : verb do without; keep from doing
  • As in repress : verb keep back, hold in
  • As in restrain : verb keep under control; hold back
  • As in restrict : verb confine, limit situation or ability to participate
  • As in retain : verb hold on to physically or mentally
  • As in ride : verb carry or be carried
  • As in rule : verb govern, manage
  • As in bar : verb prohibit
  • As in smother : verb extinguish; cover, hide
  • As in stem : verb prevent, stop
  • As in stint : verb economize; hold back
  • As in stop : verb prevent, hold back
  • As in strangle : verb choke, stifle
  • As in subdue : verb keep under control; moderate
  • As in tame : verb domesticate, make compliant
  • As in temper : verb calm, moderate
  • As in tether : verb fasten
  • As in thwart : verb stop, hinder
  • As in tie/tie up : verb hamper, hinder
  • As in tone down : verb moderate
  • As in withhold : verb keep back
  • As in bind : verb fasten, secure
  • As in bind : verb obligate; restrict
  • As in fight back : verb defend
  • As in hold back : verb repress
  • As in bottle up : verb hold in check
  • As in bound : verb restrict
  • As in tie up : verb hamper
  • As in bridle : verb check, hold back
  • As in trammel : verb hamper
  • As in cage : verb hold in enclosure
  • As in swaddle : verb wrap
  • As in censor : verb forbid; ban; selectively remove
  • As in chain : verb manacle in metal
  • As in bate : verb subside
  • As in chasten : verb correct, humiliate
  • As in immobilize : verb tie
  • As in circumscribe : verb mark off, delimit
  • As in peter : verb decrease
  • As in stave : verb prevent
  • As in command : verb demand
  • As in command : verb rule, have power
  • As in adjourn : verb stop a proceeding
  • As in compel : verb force to act
  • As in compose : verb calm, bring under control
  • As in confine : verb enclose, limit
  • As in constrict : verb inhibit
  • As in contain : verb hold back, control
  • As in control : verb curb, hold back
  • As in cool : verb take a break; abate
  • As in curb : verb repress, restrict
  • As in dam : verb hold back; block
  • As in dampen : verb spoil spirits
  • As in decrease : verb grow less or make less
  • As in defuse : verb disarm; smooth over
  • As in deny : verb disagree, renounce, decline
  • As in detain : verb hold, keep back; arrest
  • As in deter : verb check, inhibit from action
  • As in enjoin : verb forbid
  • As in enslave : verb make someone a servant
  • As in fetter : verb tie up, hold
  • As in fight back/fight off : verb defend oneself
  • As in foil : verb circumvent, nip in the bud
  • As in forbear : verb resist the temptation to
  • As in forbid : verb outlaw, prohibit an action
  • As in gag : verb silence, stop up
  • As in govern : verb influence; hold in check
  • As in hamper : verb impede, restrict
  • As in hold : verb have in one's hands, possession; grasp
  • As in hold back/hold off : verb repress
  • As in impede : verb obstruct, hinder

Synonyms for re strains

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