[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

retain \retain"\, v. i.
   1. to belong; to pertain. obs.
      1913 webster

            a somewhat languid relish, retaining to bitterness.
                                                  --boyle.
      1913 webster

   2. to keep; to continue; to remain. obs. --donne.
      1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

retain \retain"\ r-et=an", v. t. imp.  p. p.
   retained r-et=and"; 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. to continue to hold; to keep in possession; not to lose,
      part with, or dismiss; to restrain from departure, escape,
      or the like. "thy shape invisible retain." --shak.
      1913 webster

            be obedient, and retain
            unalterably firm his love entire.     --milton.
      1913 webster

            an executor may retain a debt due to him from the
            testator.                             --blackstone.
      1913 webster

   2. to keep in pay; to employ by a preliminary fee paid; to
      hire; to engage; as, to retain a counselor.
      1913 webster

            a benedictine convent has now retained the most
            learned father of their order to write in its
            defense.                              --addison.
      1913 webster

   3. to restrain; to prevent. obs. --sir w. temple.
      1913 webster

   retaining wall arch.  engin., a wall built to keep any
      movable backing, or a bank of sand or earth, in its place;
      -- called also retain wall.
      1913 webster

   syn: to keep; hold; restrain. see keep.
        1913 webster
see also:
retained retaining tenable rein retention retinue 
retaining wall retain wall keep 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

retain
     v 1: hold within; "this soil retains water"; "i retain this drug
          for a long time"
     2: allow to remain in a place or position; "we cannot continue
        several servants any longer"; "she retains a lawyer"; "the
        family's fortune waned and they could not keep their
        household staff"; "our grant has run out and we cannot
        keep you on"; "we kept the work going as long as we could"
        syn: continue, keep, keep on, keep going
     3: secure and keep for possible future use or application; "the
        landlord retained the security deposit"; "i reserve the
        right to disagree" syn: hold, keep back, hold back
     4: keep in one's mind; "i cannot retain so much information"
see also:
continue keep keep on keep going hold keep back 
hold back 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

100 moby thesaurus words for "retain":
   absorb, balance, ballast, bear in mind, bespeak, book, bottle up,
   brief, brood over, cherish, cite, commission, conserve, contain,
   cork up, counterbalance, detain, dwell on, dwell upon, employ,
   engage, enjoy, extend, fan the embers, firm, firm up, freeze,
   hang on to, have in mind, hire, hold, hold back, hold in,
   hold in mind, hold on to, husband, immobilize, inhibit, keep,
   keep alive, keep back, keep by one, keep going, keep in,
   keep in memory, keep in mind, keep in reserve, keep in store,
   keep in view, keep on hand, keep out, keep up, lay by, lengthen,
   lock in, maintain, memorize, mind, nail down, own, perpetuate,
   pin down, possess, preengage, preserve, prolong, protract,
   put apart, put aside, put by, recall, recollect, recruit, remember,
   remind, reminisce, repress, reserve, retrospect, revive, save,
   save up, set apart, set aside, set by, sign on, sign up,
   sign up for, soak up, stabilitate, stabilize, steady, stick,
   suppress, sustain, take into employment, take on, transfix,
   treasure, withhold

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