RESTRAIN Copy link • RESTRAINTo 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.