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re·tain       (rĭ-tān')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   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.


[Middle English retainen, from Old French retenir, from Latin retinēre : re-, re- + tenēre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

re·tain'a·bil'i·ty n., re·tain'a·ble adj., re·tain'ment n.
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