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retentus meaning in English

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retentus adjective

restrained(held back, limited, kept in check or under control)
adjective
[UK: rɪ.ˈstreɪnd] [US: ri.ˈstreɪnd]

retendo [retendere, retendi, retentus] (3rd) TRANS
verb

free from tensionverb

hold back (?)verb
[UK: həʊld ˈbæk] [US: hoʊld ˈbæk]

relax [relaxed, relaxing, relaxes]verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈlæks] [US: rə.ˈlæks]

slacken [slackened, slackening, slackens]verb
[UK: ˈslækən] [US: sˈlækən]

unbend (bow)verb
[UK: ˌʌn.ˈbend] [US: ˌʌn.ˈbend]

retineo [retinere, retinui, retentus] (2nd)
verb

delay [delayed, delaying, delays]verb
[UK: dɪ.ˈleɪ] [US: də.ˈleɪ]

hold back, restrainverb

hold fastverb
[UK: həʊld fɑːst] [US: hoʊld ˈfæst]

retain,preserveverb

upholdverb
[UK: ˌʌp.ˈhəʊld] [US: ˌʌpˈhoʊld]