[おさえる, osaeru](v1, vt) (1) (esp. 押さえる) to pin something down; to hold something down; to hold something back; to stop; to restrain; to curb; (2) (esp. 押さえる) to seize; to grasp; to arrest; (3) (esp. 抑える) to gain control of something; to govern; to keep down (e.g. information); to suppress; (4) to catch happening; to determine (important points); to find (proof); to understand; (P)[Add to Longdo]