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retain
 
SYLLABICATION:re·tain
PRONUNCIATION:  r-tn
TRANSITIVE VERB:Inflected forms: re·tained, re·tain·ing, re·tains
1. To maintain possession of. See synonyms at keep. 2. To keep or hold in a particular place, condition, or position. 3. To keep in mind; remember. 4. To hire (an attorney, for example) by the payment of a fee. 5. To keep in one's service or pay.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English retainen, from Old French retenir, from Latin retinre : re-, re- + tenre, to hold; see ten- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:re·taina·bili·ty —NOUN
re·taina·ble —ADJECTIVE
re·tainment —NOUN
 
 
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