Exert
Keep
Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- A few times, he has to exert his own will to keep from doing something inappropriate, like eating something (or someone) he's not supposed to.
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If only because they probably have to exert some telekinetic effort just to keep all the crystals and gemstones from breaking their necks!
Source: Costume Porn - The two exert just enough gravity on each other to keep them both moving at the same speed allowing for travel from one to the other.
Source: Literature / Science-Fiction 101
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