retain and explain (English, verb)
expansion: retain and explain (third-person singular simple present retains and explains, present participle retaining and explaining, simple past and past participle retained and explained)
Senses:
qualifier: policy
glosses: To preserve historical material regarded as problematic (such as statues), with appropriate contextual explanation, rather than destroying it or attempting to erase it from history.
Forms:
form: retains and explains
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: retaining and explaining
tags: participle
present
form: retained and explained
tags: participle
past
form: retained and explained
tags: past