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Definition of retain
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Retain
(v. t.) To keep in pay; to
employ
by a
preliminary
fee paid; to hire; to
engage;
as, to
retain
a
counselor..
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Hold
::
Hold (v. t.) To cause to
remain
in a given
situation,
position,
or
relation,
within
certain
limits,
or the like; to
prevent
from
falling
or
escaping;
to
sustain;
to
restrain;
to keep in the
grasp;
to
retain..
Retain
::
Retain
(v. t.) To
continue
to hold; to keep in
possession;
not to lose, part with, or
dismiss;
to
retrain
from
departure,
escape,
or the
like..
Retain
::
Retain
(v. t.) To
restrain;
to
prevent.
Reserve
::
Reserve
(v. t.)
Hence,
to keep in store for
future
or
special
use; to
withhold
from
present
use for
another
purpose
or time; to keep; to
retain..
Remora
::
Remora
(n.) An
instrument
formerly
in use,
intended
to
retain
parts in their
places..
Spare
::
Spare (a.) To use
frugally
or
stintingly,
as that which is
scarce
or
valuable;
to
retain
or keep
unused;
to
save..
Orthotone
::
Orthotone
(a.)
Retaining
the
accent;
not
enclitic;
-- said of
certain
indefinite
pronouns
and
adverbs
when used
interrogatively,
which,
when not so used, are
ordinarilly
enclitic..
Monomorphous
::
Monomorphous
(a.)
Having
but a
single
form;
retaining
the same form
throughout
the
various
stages
of
development;
of the same or of an
essentially
similar
type of
structure;
--
opposed
to
dimorphic,
trimorphic,
and
polymorphic..
Jackman
::
"Jackman
(n.) One
wearing
a jack; a horse
soldier;
a
retainer.
See 3d Jack, n..
Retainable
::
Retainable
(a.)
Capable
of being
retained.
Withhold
::
Withhold
(v. t.) To keep; to
maintain;
to
retain.
Comedo
::
Comedo
(n.) A small
nodule
or
cystic
tumor,
common
on the nose, etc., which on
pressure
allows
the
escape
of a
yellow
wormlike
mass of
retained
oily
secretion,
with a black head
(dirt)..
Livery
::
Livery
(n.) The
uniform
clothing
issued
by
feudal
superiors
to their
retainers
and
serving
as a badge when in
military
service.
Yeoman
::
Yeoman
(n.) A
servant;
a
retainer.
Withhold
::
Withhold
(v. t.) To
retain;
to keep back; not to
grant;
as, to
withhold
assent
to a
proposition..
Imbibe
::
Imbibe
(v. t.) To
receive
or
absorb
into the mind and
retain;
as, to
imbibe
principles;
to
imbibe
errors..
After-image
::
After-image
(n.) The
impression
of a vivid
sensation
retained
by the
retina
of the eye after the cause has been
removed;
also
extended
to
impressions
left of
tones,
smells,
etc..
That
::
That
(pron.,
a.,
conj.,
& adv.) As a
conjunction,
that
retains
much of its force as a
demonstrative
pronoun..
Contend
::
Contend
(v. i.) To
struggle
or exert one's self to
obtain
or
retain
possession
of, or to
defend..
Retinue
::
Retinue
(n.) The body of
retainers
who
follow
a
prince
or other
distinguished
person;
a train of
attendants;
a
suite.
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