Recognize and Retain

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Recognize

Recognize verb - To have a clear idea of.

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Retain and recognize are semantically related in remember topic. In some cases you can use "Retain" instead a verb "Recognize".

Nearby Words: recognise, recognition, recognized, recognised, recognizable

Retain

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

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Recognize and retain are semantically related in remember topic. Sometimes you can use "Recognize" instead a verb "Retain", if it concerns topics such as hold on to physically or mentally.

Nearby Words: retainer, retaining

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Common collocations

power	recognize power	retain power
role	recognize role	retain role
body	recognize body	retain body
value	recognize value	retain value
Other words: name, status, many, voice, names, voices.

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