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Variant of detain

detain Definition

de·tain (dē tān′, di-)

transitive verb

  1. to keep in custody; confine
  2. to keep from going on; hold back
  3. Obsolete to withhold

Etymology: ME deteinen < OFr detenir < L detinere, to hold down or off, keep back, detain < de-, off, from + tenere, to hold: see tenant

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  10. ‹ detachedness
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