How to pronounce“distrain”in English
IPA/di-ˈstrān/
Syllablesdis·train
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verb
To squeeze, press, embrace; to constrain, oppress.
“But when he heard her answeres loth, he knew / Some secret sorrow did her heart distraine […]”
verb
To force (someone) to do something by seizing their property.
“to distrain a person by his goods and chattels”
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