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Definition of Detain
1. Verb. Deprive of freedom; take into confinement. "They want to detain the prisoners "
Exact synonyms: Confine
Specialized synonyms: Keep, Straiten, Gaol, Immure, Imprison, Incarcerate, Jail, Jug, Lag, Put Away, Put Behind Bars, Remand, Intern, Bind Over, Imprison, Cage, Cage In, Pin Down, Trap, Keep In
Derivative terms: Confinement, Detainee, Detention, Detention
Antonyms: Free
Specialized synonyms: Keep, Straiten, Gaol, Immure, Imprison, Incarcerate, Jail, Jug, Lag, Put Away, Put Behind Bars, Remand, Intern, Bind Over, Imprison, Cage, Cage In, Pin Down, Trap, Keep In
Derivative terms: Confinement, Detainee, Detention, Detention
Antonyms: Free
2. Verb. Stop or halt. ; "Please stay the bloodshed!"
3. Verb. Cause to be slowed down or delayed. "She delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"
Exact synonyms: Delay, Hold Up
Generic synonyms: Decelerate, Retard, Slow, Slow Down, Slow Up
Specialized synonyms: Stonewall, Catch, Stall, Buy Time
Derivative terms: Delay, Holdup
Antonyms: Rush
Generic synonyms: Decelerate, Retard, Slow, Slow Down, Slow Up
Specialized synonyms: Stonewall, Catch, Stall, Buy Time
Derivative terms: Delay, Holdup
Antonyms: Rush
Definition of Detain
1. v. t. To keep back or from; to withhold.
2. n. Detention.
Definition of Detain
1. Verb. Keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To put under custody. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Detain
1. to hold in custody [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Detain
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