Opposite of present participle for to arrange for something to belong to, or be officially controlled by, somebody else
“Public lands presently under the state, county, or municipal ownership could be expected to retain the existing administration and management.”
Opposite of present participle for to stop associating with
“A good workplace culture will allow you to retain your talented employees.”
Opposite of present participle for to exchange (something) for something else, typically as a commercial transaction
“He decided to retain his valuable baseball cards rather than swap them.”
Opposite of present participle for to relinquish or give up a right, claim or title
“In my opinion, the most effective solution would be to allow the consumer buyer to retain his right to a price reduction.”
Opposite of present participle for to uncover that which was hidden or kept secret
“They are secretive and withhold information not only from the rest of the world, but even from their own organizations.”
(based on the game being played) Opposite of present participle for to strike a ball as part of a game
“It is best to retain the ball if you cannot see an open player.”
Opposite of present participle for to dispatch or send (a document or goods)
“Early biographers claim that he then attended Lincoln's Inn, but the Inn's archives retain no record of him.”
Opposite of present participle for to make reference to or speak about briefly or in passing
“She would withhold information about her informant in order to protect his identity.”
(idiomatic) Opposite of present participle for to invent, create, or think of
“Being the conniver that he was, Mark would withhold most of his great ideas from the rest of the team.”
Opposite of present participle for to make something into something else
“I chose to preserve the design of the website as it was still effective.”
Opposite of present participle for to get rid of
“Why do you like to keep your old belongings? It is only resulting in more clutter around our home!”
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