retineo

Latin

Etymology

From re- +‎ teneō (“hold; restrain”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /reˈti.ne.oː/, [rɛˈt̪ɪneoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /reˈti.ne.o/, [reˈt̪iːneo]

Verb

retineō (present infinitive retinēre, perfect active retinuī, supine retentum); second conjugation

1. to keep or hold back, detain, restrain, retain, confine, contain; delay

   Synonyms: refrēnō, coerceō, saepiō, officiō, obstō, perimō, inclūdō, intersaepiō, impediō, contineō, arceō, supprimō, reprimō, comprimō, premō, moror

   Antonyms: līberō, eximō, absolvō, excipiō, exonerō, ēmittō

   • Motto of the Royal Canadian Legion :

     MEMORIAM EORVM RETINEBIMVS

     we will keep their memory

2. to hold in check, repress, check, stop, stay

   Synonyms: arceo, prohibeo, resisto, cohibeō, interclūdō, sisto, excludo, dētineō

3. to hold fast, maintain, preserve, protect, guard, retain

   Synonyms: obtineō, servō, cū̆stōdiō, praeservō, cōnservō, teneō, contineō

   • c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico VII.21:

     si id oppidum retinuissent

     if they could maintain this town

4. to remember, remind, keep in mind

   Synonyms: memorō, admoneō, moneō, referō, meminī, redūcō

   Antonyms: oblīvīscor, oblitterō

Conjugation

   Conjugation of retineō (second conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	retineō		retinēs		retinet		retinēmus		retinētis		retinent
	imperfect	retinēbam		retinēbās		retinēbat		retinēbāmus		retinēbātis		retinēbant
	future	retinēbō		retinēbis		retinēbit		retinēbimus		retinēbitis		retinēbunt
	perfect	retinuī		retinuistī		retinuit		retinuimus		retinuistis		retinuērunt, retinuēre
	pluperfect	retinueram		retinuerās		retinuerat		retinuerāmus		retinuerātis		retinuerant
	future perfect	retinuerō		retinueris		retinuerit		retinuerimus		retinueritis		retinuerint
passive	present	retineor		retinēris, retinēre		retinētur		retinēmur		retinēminī		retinentur
	imperfect	retinēbar		retinēbāris, retinēbāre		retinēbātur		retinēbāmur		retinēbāminī		retinēbantur
	future	retinēbor		retinēberis, retinēbere		retinēbitur		retinēbimur		retinēbiminī		retinēbuntur
	perfect	retentus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	retentus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	retentus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	retineam		retineās		retineat		retineāmus		retineātis		retineant
	imperfect	retinērem		retinērēs		retinēret		retinērēmus		retinērētis		retinērent
	perfect	retinuerim		retinuerīs		retinuerit		retinuerīmus		retinuerītis		retinuerint
	pluperfect	retinuissem		retinuissēs		retinuisset		retinuissēmus		retinuissētis		retinuissent
passive	present	retinear		retineāris, retineāre		retineātur		retineāmur		retineāminī		retineantur
	imperfect	retinērer		retinērēris, retinērēre		retinērētur		retinērēmur		retinērēminī		retinērentur
	perfect	retentus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	retentus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		retinē		—		—		retinēte		—
	future	—		retinētō		retinētō		—		retinētōte		retinentō
passive	present	—		retinēre		—		—		retinēminī		—
	future	—		retinētor		retinētor		—		—		retinentor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		retinēre			retinērī			retinēns			—
future		retentūrum esse			retentum īrī			retentūrus			retinendus
perfect		retinuisse			retentum esse			—			retentus
future perfect		—			retentum fore			—			—
perfect potential		retentūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		retinendī		retinendō		retinendum		retinendō		retentum		retentū

Derived terms

• retentiō
• retentō
• retentor
• retentus
• retina
• retināculum
• retināx
• retinēns
• retinentia

Related terms

• abstineō
• attineō
• circumteneō
• contineō
• dētineō
• distineō
• obtineō
• pertineō
• sustineō
• teneō
• trānstineō

Descendants

• Catalan: retenir
• English: retain
• French: retenir
• Galician: arrendar, → reter (semi-learned)
• Italian: ritenere
• Portuguese: reter
• Romanian: reține
• Sicilian: ritèniri
• Spanish: retener

References

• “retineo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “retineo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• retineo in Dizionario Latino, Olivetti
• retineo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to retain the recollection of a thing: memoriam alicuius rei conservare, retinere
    
  • to retain a (most) pleasant impression of a person: gratam (gratissimam) alicuius memoriam retinere
    
  • to live as scrupulously moral a life as ever: virtutem pristinam retinere
    
  • to observe moderation, be moderate: modum tenere, retinere, servare, adhibere
    
  • to keep up a usage: consuetudinem suam tenere, retinere,[TR1] servare
    
  • to guard, maintain one's dignity: dignitatem suam tueri, defendere, retinere, obtinere