RESTRAIN

[verb] [T] - to control the actions or behaviour of (someone) by force, esp. in order to stop them from doing something, or to limit the growth or force of (something)When he started fighting, it took four police officers to restrain him.One of the patients became violent and had to be physically restrained by two of the nurses.You should try to restrain your ambitions and be more realistic.The five members of the UN Security Council have agreed on a set of guidelines designed to restrain arms sales. [T]The report states that the growth in car ownership could be restrained by increasing taxes. [T]She was so angry that she could hardly restrain herself. [T]I had to restrain myself from laughing at his hideous tie. [T]He was wild and unpredictable, but she acted as a restraining influence on him. [T](legal) A restraining order is a written instruction made by a court which forbids a particular action until a decision has been made by the judge about the matter.She obtained a restraining order forbidding her partner from seeing their two children.