Communicate
Communicate verb - To cause (something) to pass from one to another.
Maintain and communicate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Maintain" instead a verb "Communicate".
Maintain
Maintain verb - To keep in good condition.
Communicate and maintain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Communicate" instead a verb "Maintain".
Common collocations
| life | communicate life | maintain life |
| status | communicate status | maintain status |
| relationship | communicate relationship | maintain relationship |
| control | communicate control | maintain control |
| Other words: form, atmosphere, world, powers. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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They choose to communicate almost exclusively by mortal methods in order to maintain those skills as well as to respect each other's privacy.
Source: Telepathy -
Case of the Lifestream and Hoshi wo Meguru Otome depict her as a sort of leader of the spirits within the Lifestream, as well as able to cleanse it and maintain her sense of self within it, while in Advent Children she's able to communicate with and appear to the living to limited degrees.
Source: Video Game / Final Fantasy VII
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