retente
Dictionary entries
- Entry →retineo, retinere, retinui, retentus:
Verb · 2nd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
hold back, restrain; uphold; delay; hold fast; retain,preserve;
voc. sg. perf. pass. part. - Entry →retendo, retendere, retendi, retentus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
slacken; relax; unbend (bow); free from tension; hold back (?);
voc. sg. perf. pass. part.
Examples
Liber II
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...mare totum secernunt caelumque a terris omne retentant. Nunc age dicta meo dulci quaesita labore percipe, ne forte..."
Liber Tertius
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...tortae pondera fundae. fert sonitus immota phalanx irasque retentant, congeries dum prima fluat. stellantia Mopsus tegmina et ingentem..."
