detain
- (transitive) To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
- (transitive) To put under custody.
- (transitive) To keep back or from; to withhold.
- (transitive) To seize goods for official purposes.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪˈteɪn/
Etymology
In summary
From Old French detenir. Cognate with Italian detenere, Portuguese deter, Romanian deține, and Spanish detener.
keep in custody
hold in custody
stand upright
distrain
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