Retain and Regain

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

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

Nearby Words: retainer, retaining

Regain verb - To get again in one's possession.

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Retain and regain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Retain" instead a verb "Regain".

Nearby Word: regaining

humanity	retain humanity	regain humanity
sense	retain sense	regain sense
ability	retain ability	regain ability
consciousness	retain consciousness	regain consciousness
Other words: mind, power, strength, youth, body, honor, status, control, form, use, shape, level, identity, title, memory, sanity, sentience, rights, powers, memories, abilities.

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