underrestrain

verb

Etymology

From under- + restrain.

  1. derived from rēstringō — “fasten, tighten
  2. derived from restreindre
  3. inherited from restreinen
  4. prefixed as underrestrain — “under + restrain

Definitions

  1. To fail to restrain sufficiently.

    • Owners tend to underrestrain or let go when the pet becomes fractious in the new environment.

The neighborhood

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