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Retaining
- verb - allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature; "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"; "She retained her composure"; "this garment retains its shape even after many washings"
- hold back within; "This soil retains water"; "I retain this drug for a long time"; "the dam retains the water"
- keep in one's mind; "I cannot retain so much information"
- secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"
Retarding
- verb - be delayed
- cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate"
- lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"
- slow the growth or development of;
Retection
- - Act of disclosing or uncovering something concealed.
Retelling
- verb - make into fiction; "The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel"
- render verbally, "recite a poem"; "retell a story"
- to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request"
Retention
- noun - the act of retaining something
- the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger"
- the power of retaining liquid; "moisture retentivity of soil"
Retentive
- adjective - good at remembering; "a retentive mind"; "tenacious memory"
- having the capacity to retain something
- having the power, capacity, or quality of retaining water; "soils retentive of moisture"
Retiarius
- - A gladiator armed with a net for entangling his adversary and a trident for despatching him.
Reticking
- verb - sew; "tick a mattress"
Retooling
- verb - provide (a workshop or factory) with new tools
- revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving; "We must retool the town's economy"