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    retain
    /rɪˈteɪn/

    verb

    • 1. continue to have (something); keep possession of: "built in 1830, the house retains many of its original features" Similar keepkeep possession ofkeep hold ofhold on toOpposite give uploseabolishdiscontinue
    • 2. absorb and continue to hold (a substance): "limestone is known to retain water"

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