Assign and Keep

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Assign

Assign verb - To give as a share or portion.
Usage example: each new employee is assigned a cubicle and a computer
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Keep is an antonym for assign in topics: select and give a responsibility, set apart for a reason.
Nearby Words: assignment, assigned, assigning, assignation, assignee

Keep

Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
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Assign is an antonym for keep.
Nearby Words: keeping, keeper
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Common collocations

character assign character keep character
people assign people keep people
job assign job keep job
name assign name keep name
Other words: control, number, time, characters, items, names, weapons, levels.

Both words in one sentence

  • In order to keep them from killing you, though, you have to keep hunting the targets that they assign to you and accurately reporting who they are at the end of the day.
    Source: Video Game / Manhunter
  • Bread and Circuses: A technology card, which, in line with the Trope Namer, allows you to assign workers to it to keep your citizens happy.
    Source: Tabletop Game / Through The Ages
  • The Temple eventually gets tired of her constant reincarnations, so they assign a huge priestess to tag along with Crushed and keep her alive.
    Source: Staying Alive
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