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Synonyms for de tains
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : dih-teyn |
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈteɪn |
Top 10 synonyms for de tains Other synonyms for the word de tains
- abstain
- accumulate
- adhere
- adjourn
- amass
- anchor it
- arrest
- avert
- back off
- back-water
- baffle
- bag
- balk
- bar
- bastille
- bear in mind
- bide time
- bind
- bog
- book
- bottle up
- bound
- box up
- brace
- brake
- bridle
- bring to screeching halt
- bust
- buttonhole
- cache
- cage
- can
- care for
- chain
- check
- cherish
- choke
- choke back
- circumscribe
- clam up
- clasp
- cleave
- clench
- clinch
- cling
- clog
- close in
- close off
- closet
- clutch
- collar
- commit
- compel
- conceal
- conduct
- confine
- conserve
- constrain
- contain
- control
- cool
- cool down
- coop up
- cop
- cork
- cork up
- corral
- crack down
- cradle
- cramp
- crimp
- curb
- curtail
- cut back
- cut down
- dawdle
- deal in
- debar
- decelerate
- decrease
- deduct
- defeat
- defer
- delay
- delimit
- deny
- deposit
- detain
- deter
- dilly-dally
- diminish
- direct
- dirty
- disallow
- discontinue
- discourage
- down
- drag
- drop
- dummy up
- ease off
- ease up
- embog
- embrace
- embroil
- enclose
- encumber
- engage
- enjoy
- enmesh
- enslave
- ensnare
- entangle
- entrap
- extend
- falter
- fence in
- fetter
- filibuster
- fix
- flag
- flounder
- fondle
- force
- freeze to
- gaff
- gag
- gain time
- garner
- get
- give rain check
- glom
- govern
- grab
- grasp
- grip
- guide
- halt
- hamper
- hamstring
- hand onto
- handcuff
- handicap
- handle
- hang fire
- hang on
- hang up
- harness
- have
- heap
- hem in
- hesitate
- hide
- hinder
- hit the brakes
- hog-tie
- hogtie
- hold
- hold back
- hold captive
- hold down
- hold fast
- hold hostage
- hold in custody
- hold off
- hold out
- hold out on
- hold over
- hold prisoner
- hold up
- hook
- hug
- husband
- ice
- immure
- impede
- implicate
- impound
- imprison
- incarcerate
- indenture
- inhibit
- interfere
- intermit
- intern
- interrupt
- involve
- jail
- keep
- keep back
- keep captive
- keep close
- keep down
- keep in custody
- keep in line
- keep in mind
- keep out
- keep possession
- keep secret
- keep to oneself
- keep under one's hat
- keep under wraps
- keep waiting
- kick
- kill
- lag
- lay over
- lengthen
- lessen
- let down flaps
- let up
- limit
- linger
- loaf
- lock in
- lock up
- loiter
- lose speed
- lose steam
- maintain
- manacle
- manage
- memorize
- mind
- mire
- moderate
- muzzle
- nab
- nail
- necessitate
- net
- nick
- not let go
- nourish
- oblige
- obstruct
- occlude
- occupy
- own
- palm
- pause
- pen
- pick up
- pile
- pinch
- pinion
- place
- poke
- possess
- postpone
- prehend
- prescribe
- preserve
- press
- prevent
- prison
- procrastinate
- prolong
- prorogue
- proscribe
- protract
- pull
- pull back
- pull in
- put
- put a lid on
- put a lock on
- put away
- put behind bars
- put half nelson on
- put lock on
- put off
- put on back burner
- put on hold
- put on ice
- put the arm on
- put the cuffs on
- put under lock and key
- put up
- qualify
- quiet
- raid
- rail in
- railroad
- recall
- recognize
- recollect
- reduce
- reduce speed
- reef
- refrain
- refuse
- regulate
- rein in
- relax
- remand
- remember
- reminisce
- remit
- repress
- require
- reserve
- resist
- restrain
- restrict
- retain
- retard
- retardate
- retrospect
- reverse
- round up
- roust
- run in
- save
- search
- season
- secure
- seize
- send to prison
- send up
- send up the river
- sentence
- set aside
- set back
- settle
- shackle
- shelve
- shorten
- shut down
- shut in
- shut off
- shut up
- sidetrack
- sink
- sit on
- slacken
- slough
- slow
- slow down
- slow up
- snag
- snare
- snatch
- soil
- spike
- squeeze
- stack
- stall
- stave off
- stay
- stay put
- stick
- stock
- stockade
- stop
- stop oneself
- store
- stunt
- subdue
- suppress
- suspend
- tab
- table
- tag
- take
- take away
- take down
- take in
- take into custody
- take prisoner
- tangle
- tarry
- temper
- temporize
- throw away the keys
- throw book at
- throw in dungeon
- throw in jail
- throw the book at
- tie down
- tie up
- toss in jail
- trade in
- trammel
- trap
- vise
- waive
- ward off
- wield
- wind down
- withhold
- wring
- yoke
Définition of de tains
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
Antonyms for de tains
- abandon
- abbreviate
- accelerate
- activate
- advance
- agitate
- aid
- allow
- assist
- be generous
- be immune
- cancel
- carry on
- carry out
- cease
- clean
- complete
- consume
- continue
- desert
- develop
- disbelieve
- disclose
- dishonor
- dispatch
- disperse
- displace
- dispossess
- disregard
- dissipate
- divide
- divulge
- do
- drop
- encourage
- enlarge
- excite
- exclude
- exonerate
- expand
- expedite
- expose
- extend
- facilitate
- fail
- finish
- fire
- fix
- force
- forge
- forget
- forsake
- forward
- free
- further
- give
- give up
- go
- go along
- grant
- grow
- halt
- hand over
- hasten
- have
- help
- hurry
- hurt
- ignore
- increase
- indulge
- lack
- lay bare
- leave
- lengthen
- let
- let go
- let happen
- let out
- liberate
- loose
- loosen
- lose
- lower
- maintain
- mend
- misguide
- mislead
- miss
- misunderstand
- need
- neglect
- not have
- offer
- open
- pass up
- permit
- persevere
- prolong
- promote
- push
- quit
- raise
- receive
- reject
- release
- remove
- repel
- reveal
- rush
- scatter
- separate
- set free
- shorten
- show
- speed
- spend
- squander
- start
- stop
- strengthen
- support
- take up
- tell
- throw away
- turn on
- unbind
- unblock
- uncomplicate
- uncover
- unfasten
- unnail
- untangle
- untie
- untwist
- use
- want
- waste
- weaken
- worsen
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