Comply and Keep

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Comply verb - Act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes.

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Keep is a synonym for comply in abide by topic. In some cases you can use "Keep" instead a verb "Comply", when it comes to topics like accept, rule.

Nearby Words: complied, complying

Keep verb - To do what is required by the terms of.

Usage example: make sure you keep your promise to help out at the homeless shelter

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Comply is a synonym for keep in action topic. You can use "Comply" instead a verb "Keep", if it concerns topics such as accept, rule.

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

order	comply order	keep order
ship	comply ship	keep ship

To keep Kyruem in line and make it comply with Team Plasma's acts of terrorism, he physically and mentally tortures it with the Mind Control technology in his cane.

Source: Moral Event Horizon / Video Games
Since Morgan knew that Mimi was desperate to keep it secret she could have known Mimi would comply

Source: Adaptation Explanation Extrication
Since the hero usually fails to comply with Their demands, They will keep troubling him in even worse fashion until the end of the story.

Source: So You Want To / Write A Conspiracy Theory

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