contineō

From con- (“together”) +‎ teneō (“I hold”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /konˈti.ne.oː/, [kɔn̪ˈt̪ɪneoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /konˈti.ne.o/, [kon̪ˈt̪iːneo]

Verb

contineō (present infinitive continēre, perfect active continuī, supine contentum); second conjugation

1. to hold, keep, connect, contain, maintain [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: obtineō, servō, teneō, apprehendō, prehendō, retineō, comprehendō, praeservō, cū̆stōdiō

2. to hold or keep together/close; connect, surround
3. (of places) to enclose, bound, limit; comprise [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: includo, claudo, obsideo

4. to fasten, to hold in position, to post [ synonyms ▲][ quotations ▼]

   Synonyms: imponō, collocō, locō, sistō, struō, ponō

5. to detain, restrain, repress, enclose [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: retineō, arceō, includō, teneō, cohibeō, claudō

6. to check, curb, stop, tame, subdue [ synonyms, antonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: refrēnō, coerceō, saepiō, officiō, obstō, perimō, inclūdō, intersaepiō, cohibeō, retineō, impediō, arceō, reprimō, supprimō, comprimō, premō, moror

   Antonyms: līberō, eximō, absolvō, excipiō, exonerō, ēmittō

7. to comprise, involve, contain [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: complector, inclūdō, apprehendō, teneō, amplector