English → Latin
“restrain” in Latin
terminusa boundary, limit, end; word, term, definition; due date, a time to convenefīniōto finish, terminate; to set, appoint; to limit, bounddēfīniōto bound, set bounds to; to limit; to define, explain, designate by limiting; to terminate, finishcoërceōto enclose on all sides, hold together; surround, encompass; to curb, restrain, tame, correct, appease; to restrain, keecontineōto hold, keep, connect, contain, maintain; to hold or keep together/close; connect, surround; to keep in, enclose, boundcohibeōto hold together, contain, confine, comprise; to keep (back), hinder, stay, stop, restrain; to hold in check, limit, repfrēnōto fit a bridle; to curb, restrain, check or brakerefrēnōto bridle, check, curb, restrain, refrain (from)inhibeōto lay hold of, keep back, restrain, curb, check, stop; to hinder, prevent, inhibit; to practise, perform, use, employcomprimōto compress (squeeze together); to restrain, contain, repress or curb, hinder, check; to withhold or conceal evidences o
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
restrain
To confine, keep in, terminis or cancellis circumscribere, finire, definire: terminis circumscribere et definire: also, circumscribere only (to surround with boundaries, as it were): finire: definire (to keep between certain outlines): coercere (to keep within proper limits, to curb or bridle). To restrain a thing within its proper limits, aliquid intra terminos coercere: to restrain one’s empire within its ancient limits, antiquis terminis regnum finire: to be restored within their own narrow limits, suis finibus exiguis contineri: to restrain a thing within a narrow sphere, in exiguum angustumque concludere (e.g., friendship, Cic., Off., 1, 17, 53, Beier.): to restrain an orator within narrow limits, oratorem in exiguum gyrum compellere (Cic., De Or., 3, 19, 70): to restrain one’s speech, orationem finire or in angustias compellere (opposed to oratio exsultare potest): to restrain one’s self, certos fines terminosque constituere sibi, extra quos egredi non possis: to restrain one’s self to anything, se continere re or in re (of things and persons). To be restrained, certarum rerum cancellis circumscriptum esse: to restrain one’s self (= contain one’s self), se tenere, sustinere, cohibere, coercere: to be hardly able to restrain one’s self from doing anything, vix se continere posse, quin, etc.: vix temperare sibi posse, quin, etc. To restrain one’s laughter, risum tenere, continere; one’s tears, lacrimas tenere, continere lacrimis temperare (Cic.); lacrimas cohibere (Plin.); fletum reprimere (Cic.); one’s tongue, linguam comprimere (Plaut.); continere (Cic.); one’s wrath, iracundiam cohibere (Cic.); one’s hands, eyes, etc., manus, oculos cohibere (ab aliqua re).
To repress, coercere: continere: cohibere: frenare: refrenare (to hold in check; all with accusative): inhibere (to stop): comprimere (to suppress): reprimere: supprimere (to repress): obviam ire alicui rei (to take preventive measures). To restrain the ardor of youth, juventutem refrenare or coercere: to restrain one’s passions, cupiditates coercere, continere, comprimere; cupiditatibus imperare. To restrain by severe laws, vincire aliquid severis legibus: circumscribere (to restrict anybody; e.g., in his liberty, manner of life, etc.): in angustum deducere (reduce to a narrow compass; e.g., perturbationes, Cic.): moderari: temperare: modum facere alicui rei (to put a limit or bounds to anything). (The words are found in this connection and order.) cohibere et continere: reprimere et coercere. Vid: also, To COMPEL.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for restrain?
- The usual Latin words for “restrain” are terminus, fīniō, dēfīniō; also coërceō, contineō, cohibeō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.