d 2 e 1 t 1 a 1 i 1 n 1
6 letters · 7 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb deprive of freedom; take into confinement
verb stop or halt
verb cause to be slowed down or delayed
originFrom Old French detenir. Doublet of détente. Cognate with Italian detenere, Portuguese deter, Romanian deține, and Spanish detener.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0