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detain

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(di tā′nər)


detain
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Synonyms:
hold back, keep Collocations, inhibit, confine Collocations, arrest Collocations, delay Collocations, restrain Collocations, repress, suppress Collocations, keep back, hold Collocations, take into custody, take in for questioning, imprison, lock up, hinder Collocations, stop Collocations


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