detain

/dɪˈteɪn/ · verb

Meaning

To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
To put under custody.
To keep back or from; to withhold.
To seize goods for official purposes.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

delay(English)hold up(English)stay(English)confine(English)cease(English)stop(English)stopping(English)pause(English)shoplifter(English)deport(English)interrogate(English)prejudicial(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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