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retain
verb
1 retain
Hold back within.
Roget 150:
be firm
etc.
adj.;
stick fast;
stand firm,
keep firm,
remain firm;
weather the storm,
stay the course,
stick to the course,
keep the faith,
don't give in,
don't buckle under.
settle,
establish,
stablish†,
ascertain,
fix,
set,
stabilitate†;
retain,
keep hold;
make good,
make sure;
fasten
etc.
(join)
43;
set on its legs,
float;
perpetuate.
settle down;
strike roots,
put down roots,
take root;
take up one's abode
etc.
184;
build one's house on a rock.
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2 retain
Allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature:
— She retains a lawyer.
— She retained her composure.
— This garment retains its shape even after many washings.
synonyms: continue, keep, keep on.
3 retain
Secure and keep for possible future use or application:
— The landlord retained the security deposit.
synonyms: hold, hold back, keep back.
Roget 781:
retain,
keep;
hold fast one's own,
hold tight one's own,
hold fast one's ground,
hold tight one's ground;
clinch,
clench,
clutch,
grasp,
gripe,
hug,
have a firm hold of.
secure,
withhold,
detain;
hold back,
keep back;
keep close;
husband
etc.
(store)
636;
reserve;
have in stock,
have on hand,
keep in stock
etc.
(possess)
777;
entail,
tie up,
settle.
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Dutch: behouden
4 retain
Moby thesaurus: absorb, balance, ballast, bear in mind, bespeak, book, bottle up, brief, brood over, cherish, cite, commission, conserve, contain, cork up, counterbalance, detain, dwell on, dwell upon, employ, engage, enjoy, extend, fan the embers, firm, firm up, freeze, hang on to, have in mind, hire, hold, hold back, hold in, hold in mind, hold on to, husband, immobilize, inhibit, keep, keep alive, keep back, keep by one, keep going, keep in, keep in memory, keep in mind, keep in reserve, keep in store, keep in view, keep on hand, keep out, keep up, lay by, lengthen, lock in, maintain, memorize, mind, nail down, own, perpetuate, pin down, possess, preengage, preserve, prolong, protract, put apart, put aside, put by, recall, recollect, recruit, remember, remind, reminisce, repress, reserve, retrospect, revive, save, save up, set apart, set aside, set by, sign on, sign up, sign up for, soak up, stabilitate, stabilize, steady, stick, suppress, sustain, take into employment, take on, transfix, treasure, withhold ... show more.
retaining
noun
Roget 781:
retention;
retaining
etc.
v.;
keep,
detention,
custody;
tenacity,
firm hold,
grasp,
gripe,
grip,
iron grip.
fangs,
teeth,
claws,
talons,
nail,
unguis,
hook,
tentacle,
tenaculum;
bond
etc.
(vinculum)
45.
clutches,
tongs,
forceps,
pincers,
nippers,
pliers,
vice.
paw,
hand,
finger,
wrist,
fist,
neaf†,
neif†.
bird in hand;
captive
etc.
754.
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adjective
Roget 781:
retaining
etc.
v.;
retentive,
tenacious.
unforfeited†,
undeprived,
undisposed,
uncommunicated.
incommunicable,
inalienable;
in mortmain [Fr.];
in strict settlement.
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