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imbrigliare

to bridle

verb eem-bree-LYAH-reh Rare
Body & Health Movement

Also means

to harness

Usage Note

Imbrigliare literally means to put a bridle on a horse, but figuratively it means to constrain or hold back — imbrigliare l'economia (to shackle the economy). It follows regular -are conjugation. The figurative sense is the more common one in modern Italian prose and journalism.

Examples

"Non puoi imbrigliare la sua creatività."

Natural Translation

You cannot bridle his creativity.

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