Not every -tain word has tenēre in its ancestry, though. Ascertain, attain, and certain are among the exceptions. And a few tenēre words don't follow the usual pattern: tenacious and tenure are two.Synonyms appertain belong See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus Examples of pertain in...
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Synonyms for PERTAINING (TO): concerning, treating (of), dealing (with), covering, relating (to), including, having to do with, referring (to); Antonyms of PERTAINING (TO): excluding, omitting, passing over, ignoring, forgetting, neglecting, disregarding
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