frear.
to brake, to decelerate, to slow down, to rein in
Meaning & usage
to brake, to decelerate, to slow down, to rein in
to prevent; detain
to contain (oneself); repress (oneself); moderate; refrain (oneself)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰr-eh₁-nom Proto-Italic *θrēnomder. Proto-Italic *frēnom Latin frēnum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin frēnāre Portuguese frear Inherited from Latin frēnāre. Doublet of frenar.
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