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reter.

to retain, hold

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/ʁeˈte(ʁ)/Brazil[heˈte(h)]Brazil/ʁeˈte(ɾ)/São-Paulo[heˈte(ɾ)]São-Paulo

  1. to retain, hold

    transitive

  2. to withhold

    transitive

  3. to restrain oneself

    pronominal
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *tn̥eh₁yéti Proto-Italic *tenēō Latin teneō Latin retinēre Portuguese reter Inherited from Latin retinēre.

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