Pass and Retain

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Pass

Pass verb - To put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another.
Usage example: pass your forms to the department head once they're filled out
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Retain is an antonym for pass.
Nearby Words: passage, passed, passing, passable

Retain

Retain verb - To continue to have in one's possession or power.
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Synonyms for Retain
Antonyms for Retain
Pass is an antonym for retain.
Nearby Words: retainer, retaining
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Common collocations

ability pass ability retain ability
power pass power retain power
part pass part retain part
knowledge pass knowledge retain knowledge
Other words: number, level, information, items, skills, powers.

Both words in one sentence

  • He has managed to retain some of his fighting prowess and intends to pass it down to his students.
    Source: Fanfic / Legendary Genesis
  • Our Mermaids Are Different Deep One hybrids can retain their human appearance for decades before undergoing the transformation, long enough for themselves to interbreed with humans and pass along the Deep One gene.
    Source: Our Mermaids Are Different
  • In "The Lion Game", the Elaigar are of similar size — the Otessans and Alattas retain human proportions and (suitably disguised) can pass for Sparans, while the Sattaram leaders are much more massively built.
    Source: Literature / Federation of the Hub
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