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Indulge :: Indulge (v. t.) to yield to the desire of; to gratify by compliance; to humor; to withhold restraint from; as, to indulge children in their caprices or willfulness; to indulge one's self with a rest or in pleasure..

Temperance :: Temperance (v. t.) Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence; moderation; as, temperance in eating and drinking; temperance in the indulgence of joy or mirth; specifically, moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in respect to using intoxicating liquors..

Indulgent :: Indulgent (a.) Prone to indulge; yielding to the wishes, humor, or appetites of those under one's care; compliant; not opposing or restraining; tolerant; mild; favorable; not severe; as, an indulgent parent..

Suppress :: Suppress (v. t.) To keep in; to restrain from utterance or vent; as, to suppress the voice; to suppress a smile..

Loosen :: Loosen (v. t.) To free from restraint; to set at liberty..

Govern :: Govern (v. t.) To regulate; to influence; to direct; to restrain; to manage; as, to govern the life; to govern a horse..

Measure :: Measure (n.) Extent or degree not excessive or beyong bounds; moderation; due restraint; esp. in the phrases, in measure; with measure; without or beyond measure..

Moderate :: Moderate (a.) Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable limits; not excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited; restrained.

Contain :: Contain (v. i.) To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.

Unfetter :: Unfetter (v. t.) To loose from fetters or from restraint; to unchain; to unshackle; to liberate; as, to unfetter the mind..

Cramp :: Cramp (v. t.) To compress; to restrain from free action; to confine and contract; to hinder.

Restrain :: Restrain (v. t.) To draw back toghtly, as a rein..

Reserve :: Reserve (n.) Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.

Ahead :: Ahead (adv.) Headlong; without restraint.

Vengeance :: Vengeance (n.) Punishment inflicted in return for an injury or an offense; retribution; -- often, in a bad sense, passionate or unrestrained revenge..

Inhibitory-motor :: Inhibitory-motor (a.) A term applied to certain nerve centers which govern or restrain subsidiary centers, from which motor impressions issue..

Curb :: Curb (n.) That which curbs, restrains, or subdues; a check or hindrance; esp., a chain or strap attached to the upper part of the branches of a bit, and capable of being drawn tightly against the lower jaw of the horse..

Expatiate :: Expatiate (v. i.) To range at large, or without restraint..

Trash :: Trash (n.) A collar, leash, or halter used to restrain a dog in pursuing game..

Cohibit :: Cohibit (v. t.) To restrain.

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