Forsake and Keep

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Forsake

Forsake verb - To cause to remain behind.
Usage example: forsaking most of our possessions, we evacuated just before the hurricane struck
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Keep is an antonym for forsake in abandon topic.
Nearby Words: forsaken, forsaking

Keep

Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
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Forsake is an antonym for keep.
Nearby Words: keeping, keeper
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Common collocations

humanity forsake humanity keep humanity
power forsake power keep power
life forsake life keep life
promise forsake promise keep promise
Other words: family, name, way, magic, friends, powers.

Both words in one sentence

  • Steven explains that art should forsake reason to keep the audience happy, hence the play's joke ending.
    Source: Anti-Humor
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