Keep and Outlive

Keep

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

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

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

Outlive verb - To last longer than.

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Keep and outlive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Keep" instead a verb "Outlive".

Nearby Word: outliving

people	keep people	outlive people
children	keep children	outlive children
family	keep family	outlive family
company	keep company	outlive company
Other words: rest, time, world, anyone, everyone, daughter, humans, kids, friends.

Unless the owner is a child—in which case it's unlikely they'll keep the pet for its entire natural lifespan anyway—such owners have to consider what might happen if their beloved pet were to outlive them.

Source: Mayfly-December Friendship

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