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detain
(d/I/'t/eI/n )

noun (n)

  • Detention.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • deprive of freedom; take into confinement(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    confine
    Antonym:
    free, liberate, loose, release, unloose, unloosen
    source: wordnet30
  • stop or halt(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    delay, stay
    source: wordnet30
  • cause to be slowed down or delayed(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    delay, hold up
    Antonym:
    hurry, rush
    source: wordnet30
  • To keep back or from; to withhold.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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