obuzdati

1. (of feelings, impulses) to restrain; to curb; to hold back
   Jedva sam obuzdao bes kad sam to čuo. — I barely held back my anger when I heard that.
   Nije mogla da obuzda suze. — She couldn't hold back her tears.
2. (of phenomena) to contain; to curb
   Vatrogasci su obuzdali požar posle pet sati. — Firefighters contained the fire after five hours.
   Vlada pokušava da obuzda inflaciju. — The government is trying to curb inflation.
3. (obuzdati se) to restrain oneself
   Htela sam da mu odgovorim, ali sam se obuzdala. — I wanted to answer him back, but I restrained myself.
4. (of an animal, person) to rein in; to bring under control; to subdue
   Uspeo je da obuzda konja. — He managed to rein in the horse.

The imperfective is obuzdavati.