Breaking down and Keep

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Keep is an antonym for breaking down in topics: demolish, categorize, separate.

Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.

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Breaking down is an antonym for keep.

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

Defied by the squad, who don't tell Mother about the plan to keep him from completely breaking down.

Source: Film / A Midnight Clear
A few episodes later Sandoval's CVI is breaking down and the resistance needs to re-implant him with a new one to keep up Boone's cover.

Source: Ironic Echo / Live-Action TV
Throughout the short, we see him breaking down in the heat as he strips out of his business suit and uses any liquids to keep himself cool.

Source: Western Animation / Private Snafu

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