Enforce and Keep

Enforce

Enforce verb - To carry out effectively.

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

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

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

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

power	enforce power	keep power
balance	enforce balance	keep balance
promise	enforce promise	keep promise
order	enforce order	keep order
Other words: peace, control, fact, way, world.

For wrestling fans who want to call out wrestling organizations for doing this, keep in mind many other sports leagues enforce similar practices - ESPECIALLY the NFL, which never even allowed games to be replayed on ESPN Classic during the network's early years when other leagues did.

Source: Keep Circulating The Tapes / New Media
Keep in mind that stories where Light Is Not Good does not automatically enforce Dark Is Not Evil.

Source: Light Is Not Good
All she wants to do is solve her cases, enforce order, and keep the revived Cardassian constabulary honest.

Source: Literature / Star Trek: The Fall

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