retener

Spanish

verb
Definitions
  • to retain, to remember
  • to withhold, hold, to keep
  • to hold back.
  • to catch, to detain
  • (chemistry) to sequester

Etymology

Inherited from Latin retinēre.

Origin

Latin

retinēre

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