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Meaning
Verb
●
To keep someone from
proceeding
by
holding
them back or making
claims
on their attention.
●
In Law enforcement:
To
put under
custody.
●
To
keep back
or from; to withhold.
●
To
seize
goods
for
official
purposes.
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Penalize
Coerce
Sue
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Sentence
Acquit
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Rhymes
Cane
Fane
Sane
Mane
Sain
Vain
Dane
Pane
Wane
Vane
Lain
Rein
Kane
Vein
Fain
Gain
Bain
Jane
Main
Bane
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Lane
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Seine
Wayne
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Spain
Shane
Chain
Feign
Brane
Paine
Grain
Brain
Inane
Again
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Drane
Slane
Deign
Stane
Drain
Maine
Slain
Twain
Plain
Skein
Stain
Train
Crain
Insane
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Ordain
Belain
Domain
Urbane
Obtain
Atwain
Mcbain
Strain
Alkane
Arcane
Retain
Detain
Remain
Elaine
Regain
Blaine
Humane
Fusain
Sprain
Klaine
Sustain
Terrain
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Ingrain
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Chicane
Abthane
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Moraine
Unchain
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Astrain
Arraign
Ukraine
Profane
Refrain
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Cocaine
Macbain
Detrain
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Retrain
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Mundane
Restain
Germane
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Romaine
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Inhumane
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Montseny
Overlain
Marocain
Maintain
Campaign
Ptomaine
Lorraine
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Champaign
Entertain
Underlain
Aquitaine
Mansplain
Constrain
Ascertain
Appertain
Champagne
Withstrain
Pertaining
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