retineo

Latin

Etymology

From re- +‎ teneō (“hold; restrain”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) 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		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		retinēre	retinuisse	retentūrum esse	retinērī	retentum esse	retentum īrī
participles		retinēns	—	retentūrus	—	retentus	retinendus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		retinendī	retinendō	retinendum	retinendō	retentum	retentū

Derived terms

• retentiō
• retentō
• retentor
• retentus
• retināculum
• retina
• 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