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Antonyms for retained

Grammar : Adj
Spell : ri-teyn
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈteɪn


Definition of retained

Origin :
  • late 14c., "hold back, restrain;" c.1400, "continue keeping, keep possession of," from Old French retenir "keep, retain; take into feudal service; hold back; remember" (12c.), from Latin retinere "hold back, keep back, detain, restrain," from re- "back" (see re-) + tenere "to hold" (see tenet). Meaning "keep (another) attached to one's person, keep in service" is from mid-15c.; specifically of lawyers from 1540s. Meaning "keep in the mind" is from c.1500. Related: Retained; retaining.
  • adj kept
  • adj employed
Example sentences :
  • Anaxagoras retained his usual bland expression and meek dignity.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • I adopted the name "Thompson," from my new master, which I have since retained.
  • Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson
  • Fruits and vegetables should have retained their natural color.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • Burke retained his manner of serene indifference to the other's agitation.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • We keep the Chitral road open because we have retained Chitral.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • Thus he retained a powerful weapon—to be used when desirable.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • The housekeeper had lived with your father, and been retained by his lordship.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Though wounded, they had retained their strength and activity in battle.
  • Extract from : « Beowulf » by Unknown
  • "Perhaps not," said the soldier, who retained all his military acuteness.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • He set dogma and discipline on one side and only retained morals.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

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