Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese retẽer (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin retinēre (detain).

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reter (first-person singular present reteño, first-person singular preterite retiven, past participle retido)
reter (first-person singular present retenho, first-person singular preterite retivem or retive, past participle retido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. (transitive) to retain, hold, keep
    • 1289, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Fueros municipales de Santiago y de su tierra, Madrid: Ediciones Castilla, page 114:
      Et tódalas outras cousas que aquí non son escriptas nen declaradas et as que aquí son escriptas et declaradas, o cabidoo et os vigarios dos canbeadores rreteen en sy o poder para senpre para corregeo et declarao commo lles aprouuer et viren que seerá bem et a prol de todos ontre sy et os ouliuez
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  2. (transitive) to withhold

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Latin retinēre.

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  • Hyphenation: re‧ter

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reter (first-person singular present retenho, first-person singular preterite retive, past participle retido)

  1. (transitive) to retain, hold
  2. (transitive) to withhold
  3. (pronominal) to restrain oneself

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