retineo

Latin

Etymology

From re- +‎ teneō (“hold; restrain”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [rɛˈtɪ.ne.oː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [reˈt̪iː.ne.o]

Verb

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

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

Dēcernimus ergō ut nūllī omnīnō hominum liceat vestrum coenobium temere perturbāre, aut eius possessiōnēs auferre, vel ablātās retinēre.
We therefore decree that no man whatsoever shall be permitted to recklessly disturb your monastery, or to take away its possessions, or to retain those which have been taken away.
- Motto of the Royal Canadian Legion:
  MEMORIAM EORVM RETINEBIMVS
  we will keep their memory
to hold in check, repress, check, stop, stay
Synonyms: arceo, prohibeo, resisto, cohibeō, interclūdō, sisto, excludo, dētineō
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
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
indicative		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
subjunctive		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
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	retinē		—	—	retinēte		—
active	future	—	retinētō		retinētō	—	retinētōte		retinentō
passive	present	—	retinēre		—	—	retinēminī		—
passive	future	—	retinētor		retinētor	—	—		retinentor
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		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

Related terms

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