GRE Word List

DETAIN

to hold or keep in or as if in custody

The meaning of the word detain is to hold or keep in or as if in custody.

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WordMeaning
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
taintto contaminate morally : corrupt
banka mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as
galvanicof, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity
confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
inebriatedexhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
stricturean abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage
maimto mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously