Contain: v.tr. (word coming from re- and lock up).
The verb “to contain” has several meanings:
1. Aged meaning: to enclose (someone) completely, tightly.
To confine in a dungeon (to confine; recluse).
Put away, tighten (something).
Storing objects in a drawer.
2. Aged figurative meaning: Not to express (a feeling).
Pronominal: To withdraw into oneself: to reveal nothing of one's feelings (withdrawn).
Old meaning: To keep within limits, limits (bound, limit...
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