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distrain

dist·rain

UK/dɪˈstɹeɪn/ US/di-ˈstrān/ uncommon obsolete

verb

1.

levy a distress on

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Origin

From Middle English distreynen, from Old French destraindre, from Latin distringō (“to pull asunder”), from dis- (“apart”) + stringō (“to draw tight, strain”).

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