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"etymology_text": "From Middle English distreynen, from Old French destraindre, from Latin distringō (“to pull asunder”), from dis- (“apart”) + stringō (“to draw tight, strain”).",
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"ref": "1600, Edward Fairfax, The Jerusalem Delivered of Tasso, XII, xii",
"text": "Thus spake the Prince, and gently 'gan distrain / Now him, now her, between his friendly arms."
}
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"To squeeze, press, embrace; to constrain, oppress."
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],
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"(obsolete) To squeeze, press, embrace; to constrain, oppress."
],
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"To force (someone) to do something by seizing their property."
],
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"(law, transitive, obsolete) To force (someone) to do something by seizing their property."
],
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "To force (someone) to do something by seizing their property",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "anektować"
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"sense": "To force (someone) to do something by seizing their property",
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"_dis": "4 5 82 9",
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"To seize somebody's property in place of, or to force, payment of a debt."
],
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"(law, intransitive) To seize somebody's property in place of, or to force, payment of a debt."
],
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"word": "distress"
}
],
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"_dis1": "1 3 94 3",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nalagam zapor",
"sense": "To seize somebody's property in place of payment of a debt",
"word": "налагам запор"
},
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"_dis1": "1 3 94 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To seize somebody's property in place of payment of a debt",
"word": "pfänden"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 3 94 3",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "To seize somebody's property in place of payment of a debt",
"word": "lefoglal"
},
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"_dis1": "1 3 94 3",
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"sense": "To seize somebody's property in place of payment of a debt",
"word": "zálogol"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 3 94 3",
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "To seize somebody's property in place of payment of a debt",
"word": "zár alá vesz"
},
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"_dis1": "1 3 94 3",
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "To seize somebody's property in place of payment of a debt",
"word": "végrehajt"
}
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"To pull off, tear apart."
],
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"(obsolete) To pull off, tear apart."
],
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]
}
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"ipa": "/dɪˈstɹeɪn/",
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"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
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"rhymes": "-eɪn"
}
],
"word": "distrain"
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"English entries with incorrect language header",
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"English terms derived from Middle English",
"English terms derived from Old French",
"English terms inherited from Middle English",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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"Rhymes:English/eɪn",
"Rhymes:English/eɪn/2 syllables"
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"word": "distrainable"
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"word": "distrainee"
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{
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"word": "distrainment"
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"text": "Thus spake the Prince, and gently 'gan distrain / Now him, now her, between his friendly arms."
}
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"To squeeze, press, embrace; to constrain, oppress."
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"(obsolete) To squeeze, press, embrace; to constrain, oppress."
],
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"To force (someone) to do something by seizing their property."
],
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],
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"(law, transitive, obsolete) To force (someone) to do something by seizing their property."
],
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"To seize somebody's property in place of, or to force, payment of a debt."
],
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],
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"To pull off, tear apart."
],
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],
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"(obsolete) To pull off, tear apart."
],
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}
],
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"ipa": "/dɪˈstɹeɪn/",
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"Received-Pronunciation"
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},
{
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}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"sense": "to seize somebody's property in place of, or to force payment of a debt",
"word": "distress"
}
],
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "To force (someone) to do something by seizing their property",
"tags": [
"imperfective",
"perfective"
],
"word": "anektować"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "To force (someone) to do something by seizing their property",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zaanektować"
},
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nalagam zapor",
"sense": "To seize somebody's property in place of payment of a debt",
"word": "налагам запор"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To seize somebody's property in place of payment of a debt",
"word": "pfänden"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "To seize somebody's property in place of payment of a debt",
"word": "lefoglal"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "To seize somebody's property in place of payment of a debt",
"word": "zálogol"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "To seize somebody's property in place of payment of a debt",
"word": "zár alá vesz"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "To seize somebody's property in place of payment of a debt",
"word": "végrehajt"
}
],
"word": "distrain"
}
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