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fék (“brake”) + -en (“on”, case suffix) + tart (“to hold, to keep”)
féken tart
- (transitive) to keep in check, keep under control, curb, restrain
- Synonyms: megfékez, mérsékel, korlátoz
- For the verb, see tart.
- The inflected noun féken remains unchanged.