detain

English

/dɪˈteɪn/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To keep someone from proceeding by hold 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.

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (stretch, draw, extend, pull, clench, flex).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ten-

Gloss

stretch, draw, extend, pull, clench, flex

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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