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De*tain" (d&euptack_;*t&ā;n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Detained (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Detaining.] [F. détenir, L. detinere, detentum; de + tenere to hold. See Tenable.] 1. To keep back or from; to withhold.
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Detain not the wages of the hireling.
Jer. Taylor.
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2. To restrain from proceeding; to stay or stop; to delay; as, we were detained by an accident.
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Let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee.
Judges xiii. 15.
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3. To hold or keep in custody.
Syn. -- To withhold; retain; stop; stay; arrest; check; retard; delay; hinder.
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De*tain", n. Detention. [Obs.] Spenser.
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