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Antonyms for de-tain


Grammar : Verb
Spell : dih-teyn
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈteɪn



Definition of de-tain

Origin :
  • early 15c., deteynen, from Old French detenir "to hold off, keep back" (12c.), from Latin detinere "hold off, keep back," from de- "from, away" (see de-) + tenere "to hold" (see tenet). Modern spelling is 17c., from influence of contain, retain, etc. Related: Detained; detaining.
  • As in imprison : verb confine; put in jail
  • As in incarcerate : verb put in jail, confinement
  • As in jail : verb incarcerate
  • As in keep : verb hold, maintain
  • As in keep : verb prevent
  • As in arrest : verb take into authorized custody
  • As in mire : verb delay, catch up in
  • As in nab : verb seize
  • As in nail : verb capture, arrest
  • As in pick up : verb arrest for crime
  • As in pinch : verb arrest
  • As in pull in : verb arrest
  • As in restrain : verb keep under control; hold back
  • As in retain : verb hold on to physically or mentally
  • As in retard : verb hinder, obstruct
  • As in run in : verb arrest
  • As in set back : verb delay, hinder
  • As in slow : verb delay, restrict
  • As in stay : verb hold in abeyance
  • As in withhold : verb keep back
  • As in bind : verb obligate; restrict
  • As in bog down : verb stick; become stuck
  • As in bust : verb arrest for illegal action
  • As in confine : verb enclose, limit
  • As in coop : verb confine
  • As in defer : verb hold off, put off
  • As in delay : verb cause stop in action
  • As in detain : verb hold, keep back; arrest
  • As in hold : verb have in one's hands, possession; grasp
  • As in hold up : verb postpone

Synonyms for de-tain

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