Defer and Keep

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Defer verb - To assign to a later time.

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Keep and defer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Keep" instead a verb "Defer".

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

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Defer and keep are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defer" instead a verb "Keep".

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

time	defer time	keep time
way	defer way	keep way

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