keep+in+possession
71Retaining — Retain Re*tain (r[ e]*t[=a]n ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retained} (r[ e]*t[=a]nd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Retaining}.] [F. retainir, L. retinere; pref. re re + tenere to hold, keep. See {Tenable}, and cf. {Rein} of a bridle, {Retention}, {Retinue}.] 1.… …
72Retaining wall — Retain Re*tain (r[ e]*t[=a]n ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retained} (r[ e]*t[=a]nd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Retaining}.] [F. retainir, L. retinere; pref. re re + tenere to hold, keep. See {Tenable}, and cf. {Rein} of a bridle, {Retention}, {Retinue}.] 1.… …
73save — I conjunction bar, barring, besides, but for, deducting, excepting, lacking, leaving out, not including, short of, without II preposition but, except, exclusive of, less, minus, omitting III (conserve) verb hold, keep safe, preserve, redeem,… …
74sustain — sus·tain /sə stān/ vt 1: to support as true, legal, or just 2: to allow or uphold as valid sustain an objection compare overrule 1 sus·tain·able adj Merri …
75retain — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English reteinen, retainen, from Anglo French retenir, reteigner, from Latin retinēre to hold back, restrain, from re + tenēre to hold more at thin Date: 15th century 1. a. to keep in possession or use b. to keep …
76George S. Patton — Patton redirects here. For other uses, see Patton (disambiguation). For other people named George Patton, see George Patton (disambiguation). George Smith Patton, Jr …
77grasp — I (mastery) noun ability, apprehension, clasp, cognition, compass, competence, comprehension, conception, embrace, grip, handle, hold, judgment, ken, knowledge, mastery, perception, purchase, range, reach, retention, savvy, scope, seizure, sense …
78retain — verb a) To keep in possession or use. A strange thing was that Bovary, while continually thinking of Emma, was forgetting her. He grew desperate as he felt this image fading from his memory in spite of all efforts to retain it. Yet every night he …
79retain — re·tain || rɪ teɪn v. keep in possession; keep in practice, continue to use; hold, keep; employ, hire (usually by making an initial payment) …
80retained — re·tain || rɪ teɪn v. keep in possession; keep in practice, continue to use; hold, keep; employ, hire (usually by making an initial payment) …
