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Definition of trammel verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

trammel

verb

NAmE//ˈtræml//

[often passive] trammel somebody/something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they trammel

he / she / it trammels

past simple trammeled (Canadian English usually)trammelled

-ing form trammeling (Canadian English usually)trammelling

to limit someone's freedom of movement or activity synonym restrict He felt himself trammeled by convention. compare untrammeled

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