Antonyms for re strain

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ree-streyn

Phonetic Transcription : riˈstreɪn

Definition of re strain

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 strain

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