"withstrain" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: withstrains [present, singular, third-person], withstraining [participle, present], withstrained [participle, past], withstrained [past]
Rhymes: -eɪn Etymology: From Middle English withstreynen, equivalent to with- + strain. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|withstreynen}} Middle English withstreynen, {{prefix|en|with|strain}} with- + strain Head templates: {{en-verb}} withstrain (third-person singular simple present withstrains, present participle withstraining, simple past and past participle withstrained)
  1. (transitive) To restrain. Tags: transitive Synonyms: curtail, suppress, curb

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To restrain."
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