Related Words for retain

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keep
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Verb, Verb
continue
x/x
Verb, Verb
reserve
x/
Verb, Verb, Noun
engage
x/
Noun, Verb
hold
/
Verb, Verb, Noun
hold back
//
Phrase, Noun, Verb
keep back
//
Phrase, Verb
keep on
//
Phrase, Verb
maintain
x/
Verb
preservation
xx/x
Noun
regain
x/
Verb
acquire
x/x
Verb
lose
/
Verb
relinquish
x/x
Verb
provide
x/
Verb
obtain
x/
Verb
attract
x/
Verb
cultivate
/xx
Verb
possess
x/
Verb
imbue
x/
Verb
allow
x/
Verb
absorb
x/
Verb
remove
x/
Verb
sustain
x/
Verb
protect
x/
Verb
reinstate
xx/
Verb
capture
/x
Noun
consolidate
x/xx
Verb
restore
x/
Verb
utilize
/xx
Verb
recapture
x/x
Noun
deprive
x/
Verb
recover
x/x
Verb
reclaim
x/
Verb
convey
x/
Verb
remain
x/
Verb
attain
x/
Verb
enhance
x/
Verb
infuse
x/
Verb
give
/
Verb
expel
x/
Verb
revert
x/
Verb
safeguard
/x
Noun
collect
x/
Verb
incorporate
x/xx
Verb
usurp
x/
Verb
employ
x/
Verb
withhold
x/
Verb
conserve
x/
Verb
develop
x/x
Verb
insure
x/
Verb
reestablish
xx/x
Verb
occupy
/xx
Verb
garner
/x
Name
bring
/
Verb
gain
/
Noun
enable
x/x
Verb
solidify
x/xx
Verb
reassert
xx/
Verb
wrest
/
Verb
utilise
x/x
Verb
generate
/xx
Verb
seek
/
Verb
produce
x/
Verb
dislodge
x/
Verb
reconstitute
x/xx
Verb
entice
x/
Verb
create
x/
Verb
ensure
x/
Verb
reinvest
xx/
Verb
furnish
/x
Verb
defend
x/
Verb
establish
x/x
Verb
strengthen
/x
Verb
evoke
x/
Verb
dispose
x/
Verb
cede
/
Verb
reinvigorate
xx/xx
Verb
seize
/
Verb
sufficient
x/x
Adjective
uphold
x/
Verb
contain
x/
Verb
destroy
x/
Verb
reintroduce
xxx/
Verb
exert
x/
Verb
resurrect
xx/
Verb
promote
x/
Verb
accumulate
x/xx
Verb
manage
/x
Verb
obliterate
x/xx
Verb
convert
/x
Noun
secure
x/
Adjective
reduce
x/
Verb
procure
x/
Verb
assimilate
x/xx
Verb
impart
x/
Verb
expunge
x/
Verb
sell
/
Verb
suppress
x/
Verb
retrain
x/
Verb
persuade
x/
Verb
represent
xx/
Verb
revive
x/
Verb
regenerate
x/xx
Noun
deliver
x/x
Verb
integrate
/xx
Verb
renew
x/
Verb
embody
x/x
Verb
modify
/xx
Verb
inculcate
/xx
Verb
improve
x/
Verb
forfeit
/x
Verb
confer
x/
Verb
compensate
/xx
Verb
transmit
x/
Verb
nurture
/x
Noun
augment
x/
Verb
recreate
/xx
Verb
reinforce
xx/
Verb
eliminate
x/xx
Verb
assert
x/
Verb
allocate
/xx
Verb
recoup
x/
Verb
achieve
x/
Verb
reassign
xx/
Verb
retrieve
x/
Verb
differentiate
xx/xx
Verb
recruit
x/
Noun, Verb
carry
/x
Verb
replace
x/
Verb
relocate
x/x
Verb
compel
x/
Verb
demonstrate
/xx
Verb
induce
x/
Verb
lend
/
Verb
diminish
x/x
Verb
retention
x/x
Noun
exude
x/
Verb
encourage
x/x
Verb
cherish
/x
Verb
encapsulate
x/xx
Verb
distribute
x/x
Verb
alienate
/xx
Verb
assure
x/
Verb
distinguish
x/x
Verb
disseminate
x/xx
Verb
liberate
/xx
Verb
maximize
/xx
Verb
elevate
/xx
Verb
withdraw
x/
Verb
displace
x/
Verb
reactivate
//xx
Verb
save
/
Verb
bolster
/x
Noun
raise
/
Verb
contend
x/
Verb
receive
x/
Verb
store
/
Noun
keep at
//
Phrase, Verb
persist
x/
Verb
have
/
Verb
carry over
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
hold together
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
stay
/
Verb
inherit
x/x
Verb
keep up
//
Phrase, Verb
subsist
x/
Verb
perpetuate
x/xx
Verb
hang in
/x
Phrase, Verb
get hold of
///
Phrase, Verb
take
/
Verb
hold down
//
Phrase, Verb
upkeep
/x
Noun
stick with
//
Phrase, Verb
survive
x/
Verb
hold true
//
Phrase, Verb
command
x/
Noun
stable
/x
Adjective
steady
/x
Adjective
excrete
x/
Verb
unimpaired
xx/
Adverb
moisture
/x
Noun
sanity
/xx
Noun
accept
x/
Verb, Adjective
add
/
Verb, Noun
adhere
x/
Verb
adopt
x/
Verb
assemble
x/x
Verb
available
x/xx
Adjective
babysit
/xx
Verb
bear
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
canned
/
Adjective
championship
/xxx
Noun
clean
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb
click
/
Verb, Noun
conservancy
x/xx
Noun
conservation
xx/x
Noun
continuation
xxx/x
Noun
copy
/x
Noun, Verb
corrupted
x/x
Adjective
custody
/xx
Noun
deduct
x/
Verb
detain
x/
Verb
dissolve
x/
Verb, Noun
draw
/
Verb, Noun
encumber
x/x
Verb
enforce
x/
Verb
forget
x/
Verb, Noun
get
/
Verb, Noun
guard
/
Noun, Verb
hard
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
hire
/x
Verb, Noun
include
x/
Verb, Noun
installed
x/
Verb
knowledge
/x
Noun, Verb
learn
/
Verb, Noun
leave
/
Verb, Noun
maintenance
/xx
Noun
memorize
/xx
Verb
memory
/xx
Noun
outgoing
/xx
Adjective, Noun
purchased
/x
Verb
purge
/
Noun, Verb
pursue
x/
Verb
reject
x/
Verb, Noun
remember
x/x
Verb
request
x/
Noun, Verb
reservation
xx/x
Noun
restrain
x/
Verb
safekeeping
//x
Noun
select
x/
Verb, Name, Adjective
stand
/
Verb, Noun
stick
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
stop
/
Verb, Noun
trap
/
Noun, Verb
watch
/
Verb, Noun
water
/x
Noun, Verb
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb
die
/
Verb, Noun
fall
/
Verb, Noun
tell
/
Verb, Noun
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
backside
/x
Noun, Adjective
southend
/x
Name