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Play	Key Line	Modern Text	Original Text
All's Well That Ends Well	AW II.i.51	lords; you have restrained yourself within the list of too	Lords, you haue restrain'd your selfe within the List of too
All's Well That Ends Well	AW II.iv.41	But puts it off to a compelled restraint;	But puts it off to a compell'd restraint:
All's Well That Ends Well	AW V.iii.213	Madding my eagerness with her restraint,	Madding my eagernesse with her restraint,
The Comedy of Errors	CE III.i.97	To know the reason of this strange restraint.	To know the reason of this strange restraint:
Coriolanus	Cor I.i.82	statutes daily to chain up and restrain the poor. If the	Statutes daily, to chaine vp and restraine the poore. If the
Coriolanus	Cor I.i.119	Should by the cormorant belly be restrained	Should by the Cormorant belly be restrain'd,
Coriolanus	Cor V.iii.167	That thou restrain'st from me the duty which	That thou restrain'st from me the Duty, which
Cymbeline	Cym I.ii.5	That lock up your restraint. For you Posthumus,	That locke vp your restraint. For you Posthumus,
Cymbeline	Cym II.iv.161	Me of my lawful pleasure she restrained	Me of my lawfull pleasure she restrain'd,
Hamlet	Ham IV.i.18	Should have kept short, restrained, and out of haunt	Should haue kept short, restrain'd, and out of haunt,
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 II.iii.63	Such as we see when men restrain their breath	Such as we see when men restraine their breath
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 I.i.176	Though strongly apprehended, could restrain	(Though strongly apprehended) could restraine
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 IV.v.132	The muzzle of restraint, and the wild dog	The muzzle of Restraint; and the wilde Dogge
Julius Caesar	JC IV.iii.123.2	attempting to restrain him
King Edward III	E3 III.ii.52	And unrestrained make havoc as they pass,	And vnrestrained make hauock as they passe,
King Edward III	E3 IV.i.27	Without restraint may have recourse to Calais	Without restraint may haue recourse to Callis,
King John	KJ IV.ii.52	Th' enfranchisement of Arthur, whose restraint	Th'infranchisement of Arthur, whose restraint
King Lear	KL II.ii.145.1	Should have him thus restrained.	Should haue him thus restrained.
King Lear	KL II.iv.138	She have restrained the riots of your followers,	She haue restrained the Riots of your Followres,
Love's Labour's Lost	LLL III.i.123	restrained, captivated, bound.	restrained, captiuated, bound.
Macbeth	Mac II.i.8	Restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature	restraine in me the cursed thoughts / That Nature
Measure for Measure	MM I.ii.123	Why, how now, Claudio? Whence comes this restraint?	Why how now Claudio? whence comes this restraint.
Measure for Measure	MM I.ii.127	Turns to restraint. Our natures do pursue,	Turnes to restraint: Our Natures doe pursue
Measure for Measure	MM I.iv.4	But rather wishing a more strict restraint	But rather wishing a more strict restraint
Measure for Measure	MM II.iv.48	As to put metal in restrained means	As to put mettle in restrained meanes
Measure for Measure	MM III.i.71	Ay, just. Perpetual durance, a restraint,	I iust, perpetuall durance, a restraint
Othello	Oth I.ii.15	Or put upon you what restraint and grievance	Or put vpon you, what restraint or greeuance,
Othello	Oth IV.i.98	He, when he hears of her, cannot refrain	He, when he heares of her, cannot restraine
Othello	Oth IV.iii.89	Throwing restraint upon us; or say they strike us,	Throwing restraint vpon vs: Or say they strike vs,
Richard II	R2 V.iii.7	With unrestrained loose companions,	With vnrestrained loose Companions,
Richard III	R3 V.iii.323	They would distrain the one, distain the other.	They would restraine the one, distaine the other,
The Taming of the Shrew	TS III.ii.57	restrained to keep him from stumbling, hath been often	restrain'd to keepe him from stumbling, hath been often
Timon of Athens	Tim V.i.146	Of its own fault, restraining aid to Timon,	Of it owne fall, restraining ayde to Timon,
Troilus and Cressida	TC III.iii.221	And your great love to me, restrains you thus.	And your great loue to me, restraines you thus:
Twelfth Night	TN V.i.79	My love without retention or restraint,	My loue without retention, or restraint,
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK II.i.40	their own restraint and disasters. Yet sometime a	their owne restraint, and disasters: Yet sometime a
The Winter's Tale	WT I.ii.244	Which hoxes honesty behind, restraining	Which hoxes honestie behind, restrayning

Play	Key Line	Modern Text	Original Text
The Rape of Lucrece	Luc.426	His eye which late this mutiny restrains	His eye which late this mutiny restraines,
Venus and Adonis	Ven.579	She is resolved no longer to restrain him;	She is resolu'd no longer to restraine him,

absolute	unrestricted, unconditional, without restraint
awe	control, restrain, master
awe	subjection, restraint, dread
bond	[physical] tie, restraint, constraint
bridle	curb, restrain, keep control of
broad	unrestrained, free, boisterous
check	restrain, stop, hold back
check	restraint, control, counsel of moderation
circumscription	restriction, restraint, constraint
cock-a-hoop, set	[unclear meaning] abandon all restraint, put everything into disorder
confine	confinement, restraint, limitation
contain	restrain, keep under control
contented	calm, easy in mind, restrained
continence	self-restraint, self-control, abstemiousness
continency	continence, sexual abstinence, self-restraint
continency	moderation, self-restraint, patience
continent	self-restraining. self-controlled, discreet
continent	chaste, temperate, restrained
continent	restrictive, constraining, enforcing restraint
control	curb, restrain, hold back
controlment	control, restraint, check
courb	restrain, inhibit, hold back
curb	controlling chain or strap passed under a horse's jaw; check, restraint
curb	restrain, inhibit, hold back
curbed	restrained, controlled
diet	limit, restrict, restrain
fetter	restrain, overcome, suppress
forbearance	patience, restraint, moderation
frankly	freely, without restraint, unrestrictedly
full	unrestrained, unlimited, copious
govern	restrain, control, hold in check
head	act without restraint, make a rush forward
house-clog	prison-restraint, shackle, fetter
incontinence	lacking self-restraint, indulgence [in the pleasures of the flesh]
incontinency	lack of sexual restraint, sexual indulgence, infidelity
incontinent	unchaste, unable to restrain oneself
intemperance	wild behaviour, lack of restraint
keep	prevent, restrain, forcibly hold back
keep	restrain, control, discipline
large	frank, free, unrestrained
lavish	effusive, unrestrained, exuberant
liberal	free-and-easy, unrestrained
liberal	freely, unrestrainedly
liberty	unrestrained act, improper licence, reckless freedom
misgoverned	unruly, unrestrained
modesty	moderation, restraint, discipline
putting down	suppression, restraint, repression
refrain	restrain, hold back, keep under control
rein	control, restraint, curb
restrain	withhold, keep back, hold back
restrain	draw tightly, pull taut
restrained	forbidden, prohibited, banned
restraint	captivity, imprisonment, confinement
restraint	prohibition, exclusion, keeping out
riotous	unrestrained, vociferous, uninhibited
short	controlled, confined, restrained
silence	force to remain in silence, keep under restraint
sparingly	with restraint, discreetly, in a reserved way
stillness	restraint, sobriety, quietness of behaviour
stint	limit, hold back, restrain
temper	self-control, self-restraint, moderation
temperate	self-restrained, abstemious, gentle-natured
time	be restrained, keep control
unbitted	unbridled, unrestrained, compelling
unbounded	unrestrained, uninhibited, uncontrollable
uncurbed	unrestrained, free, unchecked
unmastered	uncontrolled, unrestrained
unstaid	unrestrained, unregulated, unchecked
unyoked	unbridled, unrestrained, rampant
wanton	unrestrained, undisciplined, boisterous, uncontrolled
wantonly	playfully, frolicsomely, unrestrainedly
withhold	restrain, hold back, keep in check

abandon all restraint	cock-a-hoop, set
prison-restraint	house-clog
restrain	awe
restrain	bridle
restrain	control
restrain	curb
restrain	contain
restrain	check
restrain	courb
restrain	withhold
restrain	diet
restrain	stint
restrain	refrain
restrain	govern
restrain	keep
restrain	keep
restrain	fetter
restrain oneself, unable to	incontinent
restrained	contented
restrained	continent
restrained	curbed
restrained	short
restrained, be	time
restraint	awe
restraint	bond
restraint	curb
restraint	circumscription
restraint	confine
restraint	controlment
restraint	check
restraint	modesty
restraint	putting down
restraint	stillness
restraint	rein
restraint	forbearance
restraint, abandon	cock-a-hoop, set
restraint, act without	head
restraint, enforcing	continent
restraint, keep under	silence
restraint, lack of	intemperance
restraint, with	sparingly
restraint, without	absolute
restraint, without	frankly
self-restrained	temperate
self-restraining. self-controlled	continent
self-restraint	continency
self-restraint	continency
self-restraint	continence
self-restraint	temper
self-restraint, lacking	incontinence
sexual restraint, lack of	incontinency
unable to restrain oneself	incontinent
unrestrained	broad
unrestrained	unbitted
unrestrained	unmastered
unrestrained	unbounded
unrestrained	unyoked
unrestrained	unstaid
unrestrained	uncurbed
unrestrained	wanton
unrestrained	riotous
unrestrained	lavish
unrestrained	liberal
unrestrained	large
unrestrained	full
unrestrained	misgoverned
unrestrained act	liberty
unrestrainedly	wantonly
unrestrainedly	liberal

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Word Family	Word Family Group	Words
RESTRAIN	BASIC	restrain v, restrained adj, restraint n
RESTRAIN	NOT	unrestrained adj
UNRESTRAINED	BASIC	see RESTRAIN

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