Keep and Not tell

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

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Not tell and keep are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Not tell" instead a verb "Keep".

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

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Keep and not tell are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Keep" instead a verb phrase "Not tell".

He asks her granny to not tell her about her heritage and keep her secluded from danger.

Source: Give Him a Normal Life
Berserk Button: Do not tell Penny Chenery to keep her nose out of racing because it's "none of [her] business," and don't tell her to Stay in the Kitchen.

Source: Film / Secretariat
The Ditz: Jet and his dad both qualify, but especially Jet since his friends keep telling him to not tell anyone he's from Bortron 7, and yet he still does.

Source: Western Animation / Ready Jet Go

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