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rĕtĭnĕo
transitive verb II conjugation

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1 to hold back, keep back
2 to restrain
3 to keep, retain
4 to hold in reserve
5 to preserve, maintain, uphold
6 (attention) to hold, engross
7 to detain, delay

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Locutions, idioms and examples

cognatos retineo || aliquem retineo || alicuius rei memoriam retineo || caerimonias retineo || adeptam victoriam retineo || adnitentes retinere morem || abolita atque abrogata retineo = to keep antiquated and obsolete forms || aliquem retineo servoque amicum || belli utilitatem retineo || C. Catonis … impedimenta retinuit || amicitiam colo or retineo || aliquem or aliquid in usu habeo or retineo || aliquid memoria or animo retineo or alicuius (rei) memoriam retineo || vos satis habebatis animam retinere || adnuntiatur equites frumentum retinuisse || ansam retinere omnium controversiarum || cohortis cohortes duas quae colonicae appellabantur apud se retinuit || Acastum retine, quo commodius tibi ministretur = keep Acastus with you, so you will be better assisted || altero ex iuvenibus obside retento || Carthaginiensibus … quo modo Africam retineant cogitandum || aliquid memoriā teneo or contineo or retineo or custodio || adsequere, retine dum ego huc servos evoco || Galliam in senatus populique Romani potestatem retineo || clari ducum exitus retinent ac redintegrant legentium animum || antiqua comoedia sinceram illam sermonis Attici gratiam retinet || aequitate quam sanguine, causa quam armis retinere parta maioribus malueram || acer equo petivit castra, nec exanimes possunt retinere magistri = with impetus he made for the camp on horseback, neither could the preceptors, breathless, prevent him