What is another word for restrain?

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overspecialize, shush, subjugate, stand between, shut away, freeze-out, shut in, hold on to, waylay, disbar, immure, clap in, come between, coerce, debar, hem in, pen in, blacklist, dwarf, shut up, rein, urge, cut off, head off, recapture, cloister, sideline, corral, surround, corner, prorogue, stay, put off, held over, hold over, Shelving, Proroguing, Prorogued, prorogues, hold in, keep back, covers up, covering up, covered up, coop up, bring to naught, box up, held in, Entrapped, keep secret, keeps back, corked, cooped up, corking, kept secret, kept back, holding in, keep feeling inside oneself, hold down, cover up, keeping back, held down, encircled, delimitating, mark out, delimitate, delimitated, delimitates, marking out, take charge, overbear, ordinating, Enacting, give orders, give directions, predominates, prevails, ordinates, enact, call on, overborne, exercise power, call upon, lay down the law, overbears, requisitioned, hold office, called on, put foot down, reign over, force upon, call the signals, take lead, over-bear, Tyrannized, sent for, presided over, ordinate, called upon, take over, Wielding, have authority, taking over, preside over, taking charge, calls upon, calling on, send for, forced upon, shotgun, concussing, concussed, put the chill on, Dragooning, concuss, make necessary, shotgunned, shotgunning, crack down, dragoon, Shotguns, throwing weight around, Dragooned, dragoons, turn on the heat, put the arm on, throw weight around, quell, simmer down, Re-collect, tune down, soothe, relaxes, pacifies, eased up, Slackened, ease up, placate, balmed, slackens, keep lid on, Harnessing, rein in, reins in, reined in, drying up, wear down, wears away, dies down, slack off, run low, die down, lose edge, slow down, died down, wearing away, downing, tail off, Downs, dried up, dying down, dry up, slacking off, slowed down, petering out, narrow down, tailing off, peter, downed, Waned, ran low, wear away, fight back, say no to, forgoing, veto, turn thumbs down, Negatived, Forgone, Tabooing, Tabooed, take exception to, Negativing, enjoin from, spurn, not buy, taboo, turn down, tether, Garroted, Garroting, tongue tie, keep the lid on, Shying, tape up, shies, tongue-tie, garrotes, cork up, garrote, corking up, corked up, tail away, rebated, rebating, peter out, underplayed, underplays, glossed over, deemphasize, made light of, make light of, gloss over, make little of, be little, underplaying, underplay, obviate, passing on, put chill on, passed on, zinging, put a stopper in, jam up, pass on, gridlock, gridlocked, passes on, obligate, retain, Husbanded, clings to, cling to, hand onto, keep in mind, Husbanding, keep possession, stave, make ends meet, going easy on, save for rainy day, go easy on, cut corners, be frugal, be sparing, skimp on, penny-pinch, tighten belt, be stingy, be parsimonious, roll back, pennypinching, staunched, choke off, choking off, staunches, staunching, choked off, keep under, immobilize, sobering, sobers, Sobered, guide, handle, impound, come down on, harness, regulate, pull back, tie down, keep down, direct, disturb, stifle, silence, delimit, quarantine, lock in, in, pull in, hold-down, bit, restraint, choke, constrain, cumber, fight, trammel, throttle, dis continued, post-pone, re straining, pro-rogue, re strains, re cessed, re strained, post pone, pro rogued, pro-rogued, holds over, dis continuing, re-strained, de laying, pro roguing, re-strain, pro-rogues, dis-continuing, re-straining, re strain, re-strains, post pones, pro rogue, re cesses, de-lay, re-cesses, de lay, re-cess, dis-continued, dis-continue, re-cessing, re-cessed, pro-roguing, pro rogues, de lays, dis continues, re cess, dis continue, de-laying, re cessing, dis-continues, post-pones, de-lays, dis allowing, dis-countenance, de-barred, de-bar, over rides, dis allow, freezing out, froze out, dis-allows, inter-dict, ex cept, out-lawed, inter-fere, dis-countenanced, dis courages, out lawing, re-fuse, over ridden, de bars, freezes out, over-rides, dis allows, over-ridden, out-lawing, dis-allow, inter dict, de barring, dis-allowed, de barred, de-bars, inter fere, re fused, dis countenancing, re-fused, dis countenanced, dis-countenancing, over ride, dis countenance, over rode, dis-courage, re fuse, inter-feres, dis courage, de-barring, de bar, re fusing, over-rode, ex-cept, dis allowed, dis-courages, dis-allowing, re-fuses, inter feres, over riding, out lawed, re-fusing, dis-countenances, over-riding, re fuses, dis countenances, hooking on, hitches on, re-quire, hooks up, re quires, re quired, in-dentures, in-denture, pegging down, enfetters, enfettered, pre-scribes, putting lock on, pre scribing, pre-scribed, re-quires, pegged down, pegs down, puts half nelson on, tacked on, pre scribe, re quire, pre-scribing, tacks on, re-quired, in dentures, tacking on, re-quiring, hitched on, enfettering, hooking up, in denture, re quiring, hooks on, pinned down, pre scribes, putting half nelson on, puts lock on, hitching on, pre-scribe, bring naught, bringing naught, holds in, coops up, holds down, brings to naught, brought to naught, brings naught, boxing up, bringing to naught, cooping up, keeps secret, shuts in, kept feeling inside oneself, keeping secret, boxed up, brought naught, keeps feeling inside oneself, shutting in, keeping feeling inside oneself, boxes up, de fining, marked out, de-limiting, de-limited, de limiting, sur-rounded, de-fine, de-fining, de fines, sur-rounding, de limited, de fined, sur rounding, sur rounded, marks out, de fine, de limits, de-limits, de-fined, de-fines, de limit, de-limit, keeping check, keep check, keeps in check, kept check, kept in check, keeps check, closes in, fencing in, fences in, bluepenciling, drops the iron curtain, de-contaminate, over-see, Exscinded, de-contaminates, de contaminates, putting the lid on, over saw, dropping the iron curtain, re viewed, de contaminating, cleaning up, Exscinding, re-view, scissoring out, dropped iron curtain, re vile, bluepencilled, blue penciled, in-spects, dropped the iron curtain, dropt iron curtain, de-contaminating, over seeing, putting lid on, over-sees, scissors out, over sees, in-spect, bluepencils, over-saw, supervised communications, re-vile, in spects, blue pencilling, in spect, blue-pencilling, prevents publication, over-seen, over-seeing, puts the lid on, dropt the iron curtain, prevented publication, de contaminate, re-views, refusing transmission, re-viewing, blue pencils, refuses transmission, re viewing, re views, exscinds, drop iron curtain, refused transmission, blue penciling, blue pencilled, preventing publication, bluepencil, over see, re view, blue-pencilled, supervising communications, scissored out, over seen, bluepenciled, de-contaminated, drops iron curtain, dropping iron curtain, de contaminated, puts lid on, bluepencilling, supervises communications, blue-penciled, re-viewed, ex probate, re proving, taking to task, co-wed, take task, re proves, hath the carpet, up-braided, tongue lashed, re-proved, up-braids, had the carpet, fulminating against, be-rates, hast on the carpet, hath carpet, had on the carpet, exprobated, had on carpet, have the carpet, be-rating, took to task, re prove, haddest on the carpet, had carpet, hadst the carpet, fulminates against, exprobating, hast carpet, having on the carpet, hast on carpet, re-prove, re proved, tongue lashes, has on carpet, hadst carpet, hast the carpet, has carpet, ex-probating, co wing, be-rated, taking task, exprobates, takes to task, re-proving, having the carpet, ex-probates, be rate, be rating, tongue-lashed, tonguelashing, hath on the carpet, hadst on carpet, be rates, called down, tonguelashed, haddest carpet, tonguelash, be-rate, ex probated, re-proves, haddest the carpet, tongue lashing, has the carpet, ex probating, hath on carpet, up braid, have on carpet, up braided, hadst on the carpet, takes task, be rated, fulminated against, having carpet, up-braiding, tonguelashes, ex-probated, up braids, haddest on carpet, took task, co-wing, has on the carpet, tongue-lashes, ex probates, calls down, up-braid, having on carpet, have carpet, ex-probate, co wed, de-lineated, pre-limits, out line, out lines, de lineated, prelimits, prelimited, pre limit, out-lined, out lining, pre limits, nailing down, pre limited, nails down, pre limiting, pre-limit, out-lines, prelimiting, out lined, de-lineate, out-line, de lineate, pre-limited, out-lining, pre-limiting, ex acted, pro claims, calls signals, forces upon, force up on, laying down law, holds office, over bearing, co aching, over borne, pre-dominates, ex-acting, giving orders, took charge, super-intend, called the signals, co-aching, laid down law, lay down law, super vise, gives directions, over-bore, held office, sending for, putting foot down, calls up on, gave orders, super-intends, gives orders, super intend, call signals, pre-dominating, presides over, giving directions, had authority, over bear, over-born, holding office, pre dominated, ex acting, over-bears, pre dominates, ex-acts, puts foot down, over born, over bore, took over, haddest authority, super vising, co-ached, forces up on, forcing up on, pre vailing, ordinated, presiding over, calls the signals, calling signals, ex-act, has authority, pro claimed, pre-vail, overbore, pre-dominate, laying down the law, pro-claiming, pre-vails, super vised, pre vail, forcing upon, lays down the law, sends for, pre dominate, call up on, overborn, takes lead, reigned over, pre-vailed, pro claim, super-vised, reigning over, pre vails, exercises power, pro claiming, co ached, pre dominating, Over-bearing, super-intending, called signals, gave directions, super intended, ex-acted, calling up on, laid down the law, ex act, hadst authority, reigns over, lays down law, takes charge, calling the signals, hast authority, pro-claims, taking lead, super-vise, takes over, called up on, ex acts, pre vailed, took lead, calls on, super intends, pre-dominated, over bears, hath authority, super intending, super-intended, exercised power, having authority, over-borne, exercising power, forced up on, calling upon, turned on heat, cracked down, cracking down, putting the arm on, putting arm on, throws weight around, turn on heat, turning on the heat, making necessary, puts chill on, turned heat, puts arm on, turning heat, put arm on, concusses, turned the heat, turned on the heat, puts the chill on, putting chill on, turns on the heat, cracks down, turn heat, turning the heat, turning on heat, turn the heat, puts the arm on, turns heat, threw weight around, makes necessary, turns on heat, putting the chill on, made necessary, turns the heat, be-calm, balming, re-solves, re-solved, be calms, be calmed, be-calmed, tuned down, tunes down, re solves, re collects, re-collecting, easing up, re-solve, be-calming, re solve, simmered down, re-collected, be calm, be calming, re lax, re collecting, re-solving, tuning down, re-collects, eases up, simmering down, be-calms, re-lax, re collected, simmers down, in tern, puts on ice, putting ice, puts ice, cools down, in-terns, put ice, putting on ice, hog tie, sending up, in-tern, puts a lid on, in terns, putting a lid on, drew together, astringes, draws together, Astringed, restrain, subject, re-duces, re duces, re-duce, re duce, bring screeching halt, entrammeled, cooled off, co-oking, brings screeching halt, keeps tight rein on, brought screeching halt, co oking, boxing in, kept tight rein on, bringing to screeching halt, boxed in, keeping tight rein on, entrammels, entrammeling, Bitting, brings to screeching halt, cools off, brought to screeching halt, co oked, bringing screeching halt, co-oked, stopt up, stopping up, dis-may, de press, de-aden, dis mayed, de pressing, de adens, de presses, dis-mays, de aden, dis mays, de-pressed, de-press, de-pressing, dis-maying, de-adens, dis may, de pressed, dis maying, de-presses, dis-mayed, de creasing, de-valuate, slows down, dieing down, sub sides, narrowed down, de-cline, de cay, de generating, de creases, de clines, loses edge, wore away, de-creases, de-creasing, de valuated, sub-sides, de creased, de-generating, sub-siding, de crease, slowing down, slacks off, losing edge, running low, de generate, sub-sided, de-crease, de-valuated, tails off, de-valuates, narrows down, de valuating, de cays, runs low, de-generates, lost edge, de generated, de generates, sub side, narrowing down, de-creased, sub-side, de cline, de-cays, dries up, slacked off, de-valuating, de valuate, sub siding, de-cay, de valuates, de-generate, de-generated, tailed off, sub sided, de-clines, de militarize, de activate, de militarizing, de-fuse, de-fusing, de-militarizing, de-fused, de-militarize, demilitarizing, demilitarizes, de fuse, de activated, de activates, de fuses, de militarizes, de-militarizes, de-activates, de fused, de-activate, de-militarized, de militarized, de activating, de fusing, de-fuses, dis credit, dis-acknowledged, dis crediting, dis carded, dis-acknowledging, says no to, re-butting, dis-owning, takes exception to, enjoined from, be-grudging, be grudged, dis-cards, dis owning, be-grudge, dis-claiming, dis-claimed, dis believing, dis acknowledged, dis believed, dis-claims, dis credited, dis-avows, dis-proving, said no to, be grudging, dis claims, re butting, re canted, enjoining from, turns thumbs down, dis-owned, re-canting, dis-credited, dis owned, dis-prove, dis-avow, dis credits, re buffing, dis avowing, dis-crediting, enjoins from, re-buffs, re-canted, re buff, dis avowed, dis-believes, dis avows, be grudges, dis-claim, re-butted, re butted, not bought, not buying, dis-carding, dis acknowledge, dis claimed, dis believe, be-grudges, dis-proves, dis-avowing, dis claiming, dis cards, dis-card, dis proves, dis proved, dis carding, saying no to, dis claim, dis-credit, turning thumbs down, dis card, re canting, dis-credits, dis-believe, be-grudged, dis-acknowledges, dis avow, dis-believed, dis-proved, re-buffing, dis prove, be grudge, dis acknowledges, dis proving, dis acknowledging, dis-carded, taking exception to, not buys, dis-believing, turned thumbs down, re buffed, re-buffed, took exception to, dis-avowed, re buffs, dis-acknowledge, dis believes, de-tain, hangs up, hanged up, re-serve, hanging up, re served, de tain, re-serving, re serving, slowing up, re-serves, re serve, de tains, slows up, re-served, de-tains, acting like wet blanket, dis advise, forfending, putting a damper on, disadvises, disadvising, dis-advised, talks out of, fore stall, dis advises, act like wet blanket, putting damper on, acted like wet blanket, dis-advise, dis advised, forfended, fore stalls, puts a damper on, acting like a wet blanket, forfends, acted like a wet blanket, fore-stalling, dis advising, fore stalled, acts like wet blanket, fore-stalled, puts damper on, dis-advising, fore-stalls, throwing cold water on, threw cold water on, fore stalling, talked out of, disadvised, fore-stall, throws cold water on, dis-advises, acts like a wet blanket, ban, dishearten, dissuade, discourage, admonish, deflect, depress, divert, avert, intimidate, daunt, derail, chill, disincline, pro scribed, pro-scribes, placing injunction on, pro scribes, pro-scribed, pro-scribe, places injunction on, placed injunction on, pro scribing, pro scribe, dis franchised, dis franchise, dis-franchise, keeping under thumb, dis-enfranchising, keeps under thumb, getting hooks in to, sub jugate, dis-franchises, disfranchises, dis-enfranchise, dis-franchised, dis-franchising, got hooks into, kept under thumb, getting hooks into, disenfranchises, dis enfranchised, gat hooks into, gotten hooks into, dis enfranchise, get hooks in to, puts irons, gets hooks in to, dis enfranchising, put irons, putting in irons, dis-enfranchises, putting irons, dis-enfranchised, sub-jugate, dis franchises, gets hooks into, gotten hooks in to, dis enfranchises, puts in irons, gat hooks in to, got hooks in to, dis franchising, held captive, holding captive, puts straitjacket on, threw monkey wrench in, throwing monkey wrench in, holds captive, dragged feet, throws monkey wrench in, putting straitjacket on, drags feet, dragging feet, hold bay, beating off, re pulsed, re plying, held bay, fended off, holding at bay, re-pulsed, re-pulses, put fight, keeps at bay, puts up fight, keep bay, re plied, holding bay, kept bay, re pulsing, puts fight, beats off, held at bay, keeps bay, keeping bay, re pulses, re-pulsing, putting fight, holds bay, re-plied, holds at bay, putting up fight, keeping at bay, re-plying, dis concerting, upsetting the apple cart, ran circles around, gives slip, gave the slip, de feats, got around, dis concerts, dis concerted, gives the slip, bollixes, dis-concerting, de-feat, giving the run-around, running circles around, upsets the apple cart, buffaloing, running rings around, gives run-around, dis appointed, give run-around, juking, give runaround, gives run around, out-wit, giving runaround, dis appoint, giving the run around, giving run-around, runs rings around, de feat, gives the run-around, gets around, upsets apple cart, gave slip, out-witting, dis-appoints, dis appointing, runs circles around, shuffles off, out wits, out-wits, gave runaround, dis-appointing, giving slip, dis-appoint, giving the slip, gives the runaround, gives the run around, shuffled off, giving run around, dis concert, dis-concerted, gat around, gave the runaround, ran rings around, giving the runaround, give slip, gives runaround, gave the run-around, shuffling off, juked, gave run-around, de-feats, gave the run around, gotten around, dis-concert, upsetting apple cart, out witting, dis appoints, out witted, dis-concerts, dis-appointed, gave run around, going easy, goes easy, keeps from, kept from, went easy, keeping from, declares illegal, declared illegal, nixed, said no, saying no, declaring illegal, keeps the lid on, tongue tied, tapes up, tongueties, taping up, tongue-tying, tonguetied, kept the lid on, tonguetie, tongue-ties, keeping the lid on, tongue tying, corks up, tongue ties, tonguetying, taped up, dis-pose, dis posing, gets the better of, pre-disposes, gets better of, pre-disposing, in-clines, under-lying, getting the better of, got the better of, gat better of, getting better of, got better of, pre disposing, under lain, pre dispose, directionalized, directionalizing, gotten the better of, pre-disposed, directionalizes, in cline, under-lain, in clines, dis posed, under lay, under-lay, get better of, under-lied, gat the better of, underlied, dis-posed, in-cline, pre-dispose, dis pose, under lied, gotten better of, pre disposes, dis-posing, gets in the way, in-conveniences, tied hands, getting the way, dragged ones feet, cramps ones style, cramping one's style, ties one's hands, cramped one's style, cramps one style, gotten way, gets in way, got in way, ties hands, gotten in the way, dragging ones feet, cramp ones style, gat the way, drags one's feet, gotten the way, tied one's hands, gat in way, got in the way, tie hands, gat in the way, dragging one's feet, cramps style, ties ones hands, cramped style, get the way, got way, getting in way, dragged one feet, drag ones feet, tied one hands, in conveniences, gets the way, drags one feet, getting in the way, cramped one style, get in way, drags ones feet, tying hands, cramping ones style, tie ones hands, in-convenience, getting way, cramped ones style, tying one hands, cramping one style, get way, gets way, cramping style, got the way, cramp one style, drag one feet, tied ones hands, dragging one feet, dragged one's feet, gotten in way, gat way, tying ones hands, ties one hands, tying one's hands, cramps one's style, tie one hands, catch, counter, oppose, entangle, tangle, block, snag, crimp, constipate, brake, cripple, resist, plug, burden, delay, hinder, foul, hamstring, bottleneck, congest, interrupt, baffle, mire, entrap, paralyze, bung, frustrate, impair, snarl, clog, handicap, jam, drag, complicate, cramp, stayed put, freezing to, staid put, froze to

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