Love and Retain

Love

Love verb - To hold dear.

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Retain and love are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Retain" instead a verb "Love".

Nearby Words: loving, lovely, lover, loved, lovable

Retain verb - To continue to have in one's possession or power.

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Love and retain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Love" instead a verb "Retain".

Nearby Words: retainer, retaining

However, Goblins of this setting retain some of their love for explosives and high technology from other settings like World of Warcraft and Age of Wonders.

Source: Literature / Hic Sunt Dracones
In the Stargate SG-1 episode "The Fourth Horseman", a love interest of Samantha Carter's retakes bodily form as a boy to be able to retain his ascended memories.

Source: Really Seven Hundred Years Old / Live-Action TV
This lets him retain his personality (if not his memories) and his love for Alice, which lets him travel back in time to be by her side again.

Source: Victory-Guided Amnesia

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