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What is another word for
retain
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To hold on to or continue to have something, both physically or mentally
To employ by paying a retainer
To keep in one's memory
To store or set aside for future use
To postpone from being dealt with
To refuse to give (something that is due to or is desired by another)
To prevent or protect (something) from being destroyed
To retrieve or preserve (something) from potential loss or adverse circumstances
To let (edited material) stand, or remain as it was
Go over in one's memory
To be in a strong enough position to have or secure (something)
To keep within a structure or container
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Verb
▲
To hold on to or continue to have something, both physically or mentally
maintain
keep
hold
preserve
reserve
conserve
possess
save
uphold
have
own
perpetuate
withhold
command
contain
cherish
detain
enjoy
grasp
grip
husband
nurture
hang on to
hold on to
keep hold of
cling to
continue to have
keep up
cleave to
clutch on to
hold back
keep back
hold fast
keep possession
keep possession of
continue with
hold fast to
bear
harbour
UK
harbor
US
foster
sustain
nurse
entertain
carry
continue
brood over
carry on
keep going
prolong
keep alive
be the owner of
be in possession of
occupy
boast
be blessed with
consider
imagine
embrace
be the possessor of
fill
control
bolster up
protract
go on with
hold to
persevere with
feel
persist with
be possessed of
hold down
believe
regard
hog
have in hand
have possession of
feel secretly
be the proud possessor of
sit on
keep from falling
keep in existence
have to your name
be in
have in your possession
clasp
conceal
hide
treasure
renew
hug
extend
cling
support mentally
keep to
hold onto
be true to
lengthen
project
inhold
teem with
hast
(archaic)
have to one's name
have in one's possession
chalk up
count among one's possessions
keep going with
hang in
support
keep intact
put up
lock up
have to name
corner the market
buoy
back
favour
UK
defend
favor
US
stay with
hold up
stand by
manage
develop
show
manifest
assume
benefit from
experience
devise
think of
digest
display
keep in one's mind
assimilate
evince
cultivate
think about
express
know
demonstrate
prop up
hang onto
take advantage of
gain from
profit from
derive benefit from
be favored with
be placed in
be employed in
have the benefit of
have the use of
have available
avail oneself of
have the advantage
participate of
be endowed with
reap the benefits of
be born with
be favoured with
be responsible for
have the title to
have rights to
lay claim to
sport
channel
wield
adopt
exercise
show off
celebrate
more ❯
“Conductors, too, can
retain
their musical powers long after physical vigor has departed.”
Verb
▲
To employ by paying a retainer
employ
hire
pay
commission
engage
recruit
contract
appoint
assume
fee
place
reserve
lay on
take on
sign on
sign up
keep on the payroll
put on the payroll
secure the services of
have in employment
enlist
enrol
UK
enroll
US
bring on board
secure
select
take into employment
sign
authorize
US
book
delegate
procure
authorise
UK
take on board
put on
truck with
have on the payroll
assign
designate
charter
empower
nominate
draft
US
name
detail
induct
constitute
attach
ink
obtain
acquire
accredit
ordain
draught
UK
command
pick
contract for
take into service
fill a position
accept
add
prearrange
rent
lease
bespeak
take
come on board
choose
set
apprentice
indenture
fix
arrange
establish
determine
specify
settle
allot
decide
sublet
let
utilise
UK
utilize
US
exploit
promise
sublease
carry
occupy
pledge
decree
install
US
elect
prescribe
decide on
make use of
add to payroll
bring in
find help
give work
give a break
give job to
put to work
agree
settle on
direct
finger
instal
UK
tap
enjoin
charge
depute
enable
warrant
order
deputize
US
vest
entrust
certify
invest
qualify
licence
US
license
UK
task
trust
intrust
co-opt
conscript
impress
commit
crown
instruct
inaugurate
deputise
UK
dispatch
consign
send
bid
levy
press
shanghai
press-gang
gather
call up
crimp
attest
proselytize
US
list
conscribe
confide to
repossess
supply
reinforce
strengthen
revive
muster in
replenish
deliver
gain
augment
refresh
reanimate
regain
proselytise
UK
recuperate
improve
retrieve
repair
recover
restore
better
headhunt
renew
recoup
round up
build up
fill up
win over
store up
take in
find human resources
allocate
adopt
make
pick out
opt for
plump for
stipulate
earmark
institute
single out
fix on
favour
UK
favor
US
tag
introduce
post
consecrate
cast
transfer
appropriate
give
lay down
prefer
dictate
instate
anoint
handpick
sanction
cherry-pick
create
grant
slot
resolve
devote
initiate
apportion
identify
conclude
impose
swear in
vote in
schedule
agree on
promote
indicate
vote
decide upon
vote for
mandate
hand-pick
approve
define
recognize
US
set aside
ratify
enthrone
ascribe
recommend
put
endorse
refer
lay
pass
formulate
tab
apply
opt
put in
relocate
reassign
return
mark
cull
enact
mark out
recognise
UK
hand over
optate
point out
saddle
move
pin down
go for
settle upon
sift out
lend
dub
put in power
purpose
intend
second
design
relegate
legislate
confer
label
proffer
accord
bestow
tender
slate
confirm
dispense
invest in
resolve on
distribute
require
predestine
rule
particularize
US
award
pinpoint
effectuate
effect
ration
lot
mete
promulgate
burden
peg
proclaim
particularise
UK
arrive at
admit into office
put down for
demand
dole out
vouch for
bring about
put in force
carry through
put through
admit
issue
give out
make into law
turn over
shell out
dish out
hand out
embrace
go down the line
oblige
make a choice
execute
bring to bear
bring into effect
advance
find employment for
vote someone in
find a job for
station
entitle
coopt
invite
christen
title
denominate
pin
call
cast as
state
plan
level
shift
frock
admit to office
install as
back
champion
support
give nod
farm out
make a selection
aim
target
offer
cognominate
bename
elevate
mean
guarantee
advocate
limit
present
place trust in
encumber
load
finalize
US
give a certificate to
give a diploma to
programme
UK
assign the part to
give the part to
include
assign temporarily
sort out
fate
finalise
UK
solve
work
pronounce
set down
make choice
call for
make up one's mind
discriminate between
fancy
take up
come down in favour of
vouchsafe
flag
make known
mention
cite
doom
certificate
winnow
separate
work out
confer holy orders on
guide
attribute
preordain
predetermine
flag up
set a date for
validate
pick and choose
elect to choose
fix upon
take it or leave it
say so
pass on
devolve
program
US
exact
make provision for
write prescription
impute
implement
legalize
US
foreordain
foredoom
fix up
button down
write a prescription for
OK
make law
set up
usher in
come up with
clinch
enforce
connect
associate
ballot
judge
receive
allow
keep
legalise
UK
give the seal of approval to
transact
accomplish
put into practice
give the green light to
get the floor
give the thumbs up to
make laws
vote favorably
steamroll
jam through
give the go-ahead to
give the OK to
railroad
railroad through
relinquish
hand on
close
complete
nail
cinch
figure
preform
dedicate
administer an oath to
choose by ballot
practise
UK
achieve
seal
reattribute
hypothecate
agree upon
fine
transmit
spot
destine
divide
set apart
slap
collect
assess
tax
practice
US
divvy
mobilize
US
vote into office
ID
denounce
distinguish
administer
dole
make up one's mind on
weigh
wreck
wreak
carry out
clap
come to a decision about
come to an agreement
come to a conclusion
make a decision
nail down
call the shots
come to a decision
muster
share
doom to
place on
invest with
peach
grass on
inform on
ship
fork out
admeasure
cut
budget
slice
make a decision on
commit oneself to
deliberate on
take a stand on
reach a decision on
come to a decision on
come to a conclusion on
make a choice on
come to an agreement on
consider
convey
tell tales about
point to
squeal on
point the finger at
locate
snitch on
tell on
blow the whistle on
sell down the river
spill the beans about
rat on
rally
join
raise
split up
parcel out
divvy up
portion out
ration out
cut the pie
mete out
share out
divide out
measure out
divide up
deal out
hand
leave
repose
confide
transport
pack off
shoot
commend
ponder
register
volunteer
mail
send off
put in charge of
route
address
commend to
deposit with
dispose of
forward
get rid of
condemn
give over
record
inscribe
call to arms
embody
enter into
serve
incorporate
mobilise
UK
attract
hitch
interest
enter
count on
press into service
solicit
join up
select for
install in
disperse
download
downlink
choice
reference
ordain in
stipulate for
detail for
induct in
institute in
decide on for
choose for
hang on
hold responsible
more ❯
“We are looking to
retain
a few lawyers to deal with the legalities of our upcoming expansion.”
Verb
▲
To keep in one's memory
memorise
UK
memorize
US
remember
recall
recollect
absorb
learn
store
mind
con
become word-perfect in
bear in mind
keep in mind
learn by heart
call to mind
commit to memory
learn by rote
get by heart
impress on the memory
know by heart
think of
get off pat
fix in the mind
succeed in remembering
learn off
nail down
keep in one's memory
know
master
learn off by heart
get something off pat
study
remind
cram
keep forever
learn parrot-fashion
have off pat
have down pat
learn word for word
get off by heart
get something word-perfect
learn verbatim
take into account
don't forget
more ❯
“Repetition will certainly help you
retain
the information.”
Verb
▲
To store or set aside for future use
save
reserve
keep
store
hoard
withhold
conserve
hold
preserve
stockpile
amass
collect
defer
devote
earmark
bank
dedicate
secure
stash
gather
spare
accumulate
allocate
cache
economise
UK
economize
US
treasure
hide away
lay aside
put aside
put away
set aside
stash away
hang on to
keep in reserve
lay away
lay by
put to one side
squirrel away
stow away
hold back
stow
hang onto
hold onto
put by
maintain
possess
squirrel
cling to
keep back
store up
repress
stifle
husband
garner
hold in
hide
retain possession of
keep possession of
contain
guard
curb
control
mothball
regulate
hold on to
bottle
salt away
keep for oneself
sock away
lay up
have
consecrate
suppress
rein in
set by
give up to
keep out
not sell
retain use of
deposit
place
put
plant
stock
cumulate
pack
tuck
load
scrimp
skimp
warehouse
park
reposit
hive
hutch
bury
economize on
use sparingly
be frugal with
use economically
keep intact
be careful with
manage thriftily
save for a rainy day
budget
go easy on
keep in
pack up
safeguard
retain ownership of
not give away
pack away
put up
put down
put in storage
put in store
lock up
stock up on
lock away
lay in
uphold
roll up
put into storage
stock up with
protect
get in supplies of
tidy away
tidy up
shelve
put aside for a rainy day
save for rainy day
put away for a rainy day
prolong
sustain
perpetuate
conceal
file
heap
pile up
save up
keep hold of
hold fast to
take care of
look after
lay down
set something by
keep to yourself
not part with
heap up
assemble
stack
stock up
pile
build up
round up
buy up
secrete
seal up
keep safe
stack up
scrape together
acquire
pick up
scare up
lodge
shut away
put aside for rainy day
stuff
accrue
harvest
jam
bundle
rack up
run up
cram
house
entrust
consign
tot up
wedge
reap
mount up
build up stocks
mound
glean
cull
hill
put by for a rainy day
put together
bring together
gather in
draw together
make a pile of
make a stack of
load up on
squeeze
buildup
add
buffer
squirrel something away
posit
invest
rack
tuck something away
shove
commit
tuck away
aggregate
muster
keep on hand
amound
ensconce
accrete
get hold of
clear away
clear up
put in the bank
top off
pull in
add up
get together
pack like sardines
injure
confine
harm
hospitalize
US
disable
keep a place for
cover
drift
ditch
duck
rick
screen
hospitalise
UK
bulk up
bank up
make a heap of
clean up
put in the hole
crate
pick
pack something up
beat up
ingather
augment
mass
lump
concentrate
swell
layer
group
bunch
dump
increase
put in a case
box up
put in a trunk
pluck
take in
make a mound of
fill up
plough
UK
cut
bring in
crop
plow
US
bin
mow
strip
harrow
more ❯
Verb
▲
To postpone from being dealt with
table
postpone
adjourn
defer
delay
park
reschedule
shelve
prorogue
reserve
suspend
detain
mothball
hold
withhold
continue
suppress
hang
remit
stall
cool
respite
contain
hold back
hold off
hold over
put aside
put back
put off
take offline
hold off on
put on hold
put on ice
put on the back burner
put on the shelf
pigeonhole
take a rain check on
put over
put in cold storage
stay
hold up
lay on the table
hold in abeyance
lay over
intermit
put on back burner
carry over
retard
interrupt
keep in abeyance
discontinue
stop
stand over
procrastinate
prolong
protract
arrest
hang fire
set aside
break off
terminate
dissolve
lay aside
halt
hinder
impede
bring to an end
waive
call a halt to
extend
give rain check
cease
disband
cut short
recess
obstruct
check
dismiss
curb
prorogate
sideline
do later
restrain
file
slow
slow up
put an end to
put off the evil day
put off the evil hour
hang up
break up
put in abeyance
give a rain check
hold something over
put something off
hold something in abeyance
forestay
reprieve
cool it
temporise
UK
temporize
US
dally
take a raincheck
end
pause
block
lengthen
inhibit
handicap
suspend proceedings
knock off
take a break
finish
let up
encumber
hamper
still
clog
restrict
hamstring
prevent
come to an end
take a recess
take five
take a breather
trammel
decelerate
cumber
call it a day
take a rain check
call a halt
catch
peg
partition
tab
group
assort
slot
class
set back
shut up
put out of commission
pack away
decommission
put into storage
slow down
put a brake on
interfere with
throw a spanner in the works of
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
ward off
bring up
pull up
fetch up
draw up
keep back
type cast
break down
put on the bank burner
sort out
put on one side
put down as
bar
quit
pink-slip
omit
inactivate
can
rule out
stave off
push back
lay off
count out
put a stop to
drop
abandon
cancel
abolish
withdraw
freeze
cut
eliminate
give up
jettison
axe
UK
throw out
take away
fall
junk
ditch
put to one side
dump
descend
plummet
do away with
plunge
ax
US
scrub
chuck in
tie up
break
wind up
conclude
desist
close
leave off
bring to a close
rest
expire
lapse
pass
die
elapse
determine
dead-end
cut off
wink out
wait
go
tarry
take ten
linger
bring to a standstill
wind down
pull the plug on
rise
hesitate
waver
abate
shake
take a breath
sever
complete
call time
avoid
annul
dawdle
bring to a halt
take time out
stem
desist from
shut off
cut out
give over
ease off
ease up
finish off
close down
nip in the bud
bring to a stop
lag
poke
wrap up
close out
loiter
belay
round off
round out
immobilize
US
shut down
have a breather
immobilise
UK
put the kibosh on
drag one's feet
pack up
pack in
leave
be suspended
be put on hold
put something on hold
do less
save
dillydally
leave to another time
keep
staunch
relax
slacken
release
relent
disrupt
punctuate
frustrate
baulk
UK
deter
balk
US
come to a close
blow the whistle on
stand still
cease fire
hold at bay
put a cork in
stem the flow
bring to standstill
drop anchor
abort
take a breather from
drop it
have a break
come to a standstill
take time off
put on a back burner
rearrange
refrain
keep from
bring
turn back
scratch
achieve
result
run out
wrap
issue
bring to a conclusion
confine
extinguish
ultimate
let go
perfect
tether
bring to an untimely end
deactivate
falter
deliberate
change the date
mark time
reflect
hang back
stop briefly
think twice
dither
vacillate
haver
come to standstill
catch one's breath
break it up
culminate
consummate
cap
goldbrick
swither
clear
drag
be over
dilly-dally
fold up
call off
be put to bed
draw to a close
cut loose
sew up
button up
button down
put a lid on
kick the can down the road
use delaying tactics
postpone action
drag your feet
defer action
play for time
suspend action
let slide
shilly-shally
be dilatory
be indecisive
hum and haw
put off doing something
be undecided
play a waiting game
disestablish
disannul
rescind
nullify
void
null
repeal
overthrow
negate
vacate
abrogate
quash
invalidate
scrap
dismantle
disunite
strike down
wreck
split up
discharge
disorganize
loose
wrack
decimate
unmake
collapse
annihilate
destruct
shoot
ruin
eradicate
roll back
destroy
shatter
demolish
fade out
resolve into
get rid of
render void
more ❯
Verb
▲
To refuse to give (something that is due to or is desired by another)
withhold
hide
keep
reserve
conceal
hold
refuse
stop
forbear
keep secret
refrain
suppress
abstain
bridle
constrain
deduct
detain
hold back
inhibit
keep back
kill
resist
sit on
spike
fail to disclose
hold on to
keep hold of
keep yourself
refuse to give
stop yourself
clam up
dummy up
hold down
hold out
stop oneself
hold out on
keep to oneself
keep under wraps
keep under one's hat
omit
hush up
keep to yourself
save
keep from
suspend
curb
deny
waive
arrest
restrain
cease
cut off
repress
discontinue
lay off
hold off on
stifle
check
put on back burner
put on hold
put on the shelf
refuse to pay
put on ice
more ❯
Verb
▲
To prevent or protect (something) from being destroyed
save
defend
prevent
protect
avert
guard
halt
safeguard
salvage
arrest
reclaim
retrieve
stop
fortify
garrison
preserve
rescue
shelter
shield
barricade
bulwark
foil
intercept
thwart
uphold
avoid
cease
forfend
secure
stonewall
fight for
keep from harm
keep safe
recover
recapture
screen
regain
gather up
get back
cover
harbor
US
fend
keep
support
harbour
UK
ward
fence
beat off
hold
watch over
entrench
give sanctuary
stick up for
resist
cherish
take in
oppose
look after
take up cudgels for
care for
panoply
ward off
insure
espouse
hedge
house
withstand
provide sanctuary
repel danger
fend off
nourish
contend
fight
be on the side of
mine
stave off
war
guard against
conserve
be the defender of
battle
watch
foster
hold at bay
take care of
block
mind
tend
attend
maintain
obstruct
blockade
escort
chaperon
shepherd
convoy
conduct
chaperone
afford protection to
cover up
accompany
shut in
bar
oversee
shotgun
shade
assure
insulate
cushion
inoculate
stand up for
block off
squire
see
companion
company
hide
close off
wall off
wrap
usher
keep an eye on
conceal
give refuge
impede
deter
police
patrol
occupy
man
strengthen
repulse
guide
supervise
curb
check
restrain
overlook
deny access
superintend
repel
fight off
ensure
sustain
champion
stand guard over
ride shotgun for
ride shotgun
haven
hold back
enclose
direct
pilot
cover all bases
preside over
attend to
shut off
close up
bear
provide protection for
make invulnerable
control
go to bat for
be in charge of
relieve
give asylum to
provide refuge
give shelter to
give sanctuary to
provide a refuge for
justify
limit
mount
seal
picket
roof
chamber
sentinel
make safe
flank
rule
surround
mount guard on
stand guard on
cover up for
supply with troops
give shelter
give cover
be responsible for
have charge of
bring
consort
make immune
cut off
manage
discourage
forestall
pre-empt
stand guard
cover for
provide safety
keep guard on
run
handle
administrate
persevere with
minister to
lead
take under one's wing
make sound
make impregnable
save from harm
take under wing
head off
keep off
baulk
UK
hold off
govern
keep a lookout over
operate
take someone under your wing
regulate
steward
dodge
parry
deflect
divert
till
nanny
mother
nursemaid
partner
take
steer
bolt
lock
see to
keep tabs on
escape
duck
defend oneself against
evade
monitor
latch
fasten
route
carry
show
drag
date
fence in
turn aside
skirt round
balk
US
hold someone's hand
consort with
tuck
seal up
cosset
swathe
cup
enfold
lock up
baby-sit
observe
lookout
put a stop to
keep at bay
love
nurture
invest
crown
dress
cap
worship
coddle
comfort
canopy
clothe
paper over
reinforce
hood
overcast
see after
keep under surveillance
honour
UK
cultivate
embrace
enshrine
honor
US
indulge
superpose
superimpose
keep in view
pet
encourage
put something on top of
bottle up
get back at
defend yourself
retaliate
contain
suppress
push back
reply
fight back
repress
counter
put up a fight
riposte
place under cover
place something over
dote on
be devoted to
more ❯
Verb
▲
To retrieve or preserve (something) from potential loss or adverse circumstances
salvage
conserve
preserve
regain
recapture
recoup
redeem
snatch
win back
reclaim
recover
recycle
repossess
reuse
reprocess
recondition
rescue
retake
convert
take back
regenerate
restore
resume
remodel
reoccupy
retrieve
reassume
process again
get back
reacquire
save
reconquer
re-collect
recuperate
have something returned
be reunited with
find
claim
reach
attain
compass
recruit
achieve
gain
take up again
return to
come back to
assume again
occupy again
rehabilitate
reform
restitute
refurbish
mend
reutilize
freecycle
get well
make well
get out from under
reinstate
improve
repair
convert into something
more ❯
Verb
▲
To let (edited material) stand, or remain as it was
stet
ignore
let it stand
override
restore
undelete
undo
Verb
▲
Go over in one's memory
reminisce
recall
recollect
remember
review
bethink
cite
evoke
mind
ponder
remind
retrospect
revive
ruminate
hark back
look back
reflect on
think back
be nostalgic about
call to mind
call up
exchange memories
hark back to
look back on
muse over
remember with pleasure
talk about
think back to
bring to mind
indulge in reminiscence
live in the past
dwell on the past
go over in the memory
take a trip down memory lane
reproduce
think of
reminisce about
harken back to
hearken back to
flash back to
summon
rouse
waken
awaken
arouse
summon up
flash on
be reminded of
reminisce of
place
recognise
UK
recognize
US
flash
stir
bethink oneself of
revive the memory of
come to one
reestablish
elicit
extract
bear in mind
remind oneself of
ring a bell
stir up
reminisce on
think back on
relive
bring back
conjure up
dredge up
retrieve
call back
reflect
have memories
invoke
think
wax nostalgic
reawaken
rekindle
educe
take back
recapture
cast your mind back to
dwell upon
put a name to
cast one's mind back to
muse on
remind people of
drag up
devise
deliberate
speak out about
rake something up
raise
conjure
echo
allude to
dig into the past
refresh memory
suggest
to remember
to recollect
put one in mind of
stir up memories of
urge
contrive
call
materialize
US
produce as by magic
create
materialise
UK
more ❯
Verb
▲
To be in a strong enough position to have or secure (something)
command
receive
attain
earn
get
secure
win
derive
gain
grab
hold
land
score
achieve
acquire
enjoy
garner
have
obtain
own
possess
bag
draw
realise
UK
realize
US
bring in
be given
come by
knock down
pick up
pull down
get hold of
get possession of
tie up
chalk up
rack up
Verb
▲
To keep within a structure or container
house
contain
enclose
hold
store
cover
encase
protect
cage
envelop
inclose
keep
pen
closet
encage
immure
sheathe
shelter
corral
hedge
include
box in
coop up
fence in
hem in
keep safe
wall in
mew up
surround
confine
impound
shut in
lock up
encircle
ring
close in
imprison
mew
coop
lock in
circle
wrap
bound
encompass
border
incarcerate
edge
girdle
fence
gird
shut up
pound
intern
engird
hem
rail in
box up
cage in
hedge in
circumscribe
swathe
kettle
fringe
skirt
blockade
compass
wall
trap
case
wreathe
flank
embrace
mure
gaol
UK
jail
US
hold captive
pen in
cordon off
seal off
put inside
fence off
cut off
block off
coat
restrain
hurdle
bind
block
siege
frame
detain
capture
box
hold prisoner
clad
put under lock and key
mew in
hold in
environ
line
restrict
limit
round
circumvent
enwreath
rim
orbit
circuit
put away
belt
begird
commit
jug
circumnavigate
enfold
pen up
loop
beset
margin
cincture
form a barrier round
form a ring around
ring round
put behind bars
besiege
remand
delimit
constrain
fix
set
send down
send to prison
outline
curb
ice
band
go around
put in prison
invest
send up
clap in irons
verge
put in chains
mount
engirdle
girt
enwind
girth
form a ring round
move around
put in jail
throw into irons
put into irons
set in a frame
circulate
tour
coil
circumduct
go round
ensphere
possess
take away
halo
gird in
enring
shut away
seclude
inter
cloister
entomb
demarcate
establish
trammel
stockade
check
apprehend
bastille
nab
occlude
determine
take into custody
decide
specify
repress
straiten
stipulate
identify
designate
settle
delineate
classify
bar
hinder
wall up
cool down
quarantine
clip someone's wings
shorten
narrow
hog-tie
put on ice
cramp
cool
hold back
put a lid on
sequester
enslave
bottle up
keep captive
hold in custody
bang up
put in irons
put into detention
hold hostage
take prisoner
keep in custody
lock away
distinguish
demark
prescribe
detail
mark
set the limits of
set the boundaries of
set out
mark off
lay down
terminate
stake out
set bounds to
define
mark out
beleaguer
enwreathe
throng
close in on
enclave
inundate
lay siege to
close around
more ❯
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