Apprehend and Keep

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Apprehend

Apprehend verb - To have a clear idea of.
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Keep and apprehend are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Keep" instead a verb "Apprehend".
Nearby Words: apprehension, apprehensive, apprehensively, apprehensible, apprehending

Keep

Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
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Apprehend and keep are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Apprehend" instead a verb "Keep".
Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

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Common collocations

character apprehend character keep character
man apprehend man keep man
people apprehend people keep people
someone apprehend someone keep someone
Other words: everyone.

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  • Useful Notes / Jack the Ripper Rather than report him to the police and risk kicking off huge anti-Semitic riots, Holmes arranges for the Jewish community to quietly apprehend the man and keep him imprisoned until the disease finishes him off.
    Source: Useful Notes / Jack the Ripper
  • Phone-Trace Race The cops are able to get the number the hacker is calling from easily enough, but it's a public phone booth, so they must race to physically apprehend the cracker and they don't have any way to keep the perp on the line longer.
    Source: Phone-Trace Race
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