Restrain and Stay

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Restrain

Restrain verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).
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Stay is a synonym for restrain in hold back topic. In some cases you can use "Stay" instead a verb "Restrain".
Nearby Words: restraint, restricted, restraining

Stay

Stay verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.
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Restrain is a synonym for stay in activity topic. Sometimes you can use "Restrain" instead a verb "Stay", if it concerns topics such as hinder.
Nearby Words: stayed, staying

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character restrain character stay character
hero restrain hero stay hero
human restrain human stay human
way restrain way stay way
Other words: head, powers, enemies.

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  • Supernormal Bindings On Fate/stay night and Fate/Zero one of Archer's Noble Phantasms is Enkidu, a special chain that was created to restrain the gods.
    Source: Supernormal Bindings
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