Displace and Keep

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Displace verb - To change the place or position of.

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Keep is an antonym for displace in topics: move, remove from position of responsibility.

Nearby Words: displacement, displacing

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

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Displace is an antonym for keep in hold topic.

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

humanity	displace humanity	keep humanity
mind	displace mind	keep mind
people	displace people	keep people
order	displace order	keep order
Other words: someone, rest, time, money, magic, population, weapons, enemies, memories.

Feathers forces him out of the house by playing loud organ music to keep him awake and displace him.

Source: Western Animation / The Wrong Trousers

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