transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈstrān ]
verb
Etymology: Middle English distreynen, from Anglo-French destreindre, from Medieval Latin distringere, from Latin, to draw apart, detain, from dis- + stringere to bind tight — more at strain
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1. : to force or compel to satisfy an obligation by means of a distress
2. : to seize by distress
intransitive verb
: to levy a distress
• dis·train·able -ˈstrā-nə-bəl adjective
• dis·train·er -ˈstrā-nər also dis·train·or -ˈstrā-nər, -ˌstrā-ˈnȯr noun