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pinion

verbCommon GRE wordMore P words

to bind or hold down so as to prevent movement

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Pinion in a sentence

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The guards pinioned his arms before he could reach for the alarm.

Synonyms
restrainshacklefetterimmobilize
Antonyms
freereleaseloosen

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The treaty's terms were deliberately blank, allowing each side to interpret the key clauses in whatever way best suited its own interests.

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Pinion (verb) means to bind or hold down so as to prevent movement
Here is pinion used in an example sentence: "The guards pinioned his arms before he could reach for the alarm."
Common synonyms for pinion include restrain, shackle, fetter, immobilize.
Antonyms of pinion include free, release, loosen.
Pinion is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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