retineo

Latin

verb
Definitions
  • I keep or hold back, detain, restrain, retain, confine, contain; delay.
  • I hold in check, repress, check, stop, stay.
  • I hold fast, maintain, preserve, protect, guard, retain.

Etymology

Prefix from Latin teneō (hold, restrain, I hold, grasp) root from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (stretch, draw, extend, pull, clench, flex).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ten-

Gloss

stretch, draw, extend, pull, clench, flex

Concept
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Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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