Keep
Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
Participate and keep are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Participate" instead a verb "Keep".
Participate
Participate verb - To take a share or part.
Keep and participate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Keep" instead a verb "Participate".
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- High School D×D has one constantly simmering in the background throughout the series, as Ratings Games are how Devil Kings sort out their pecking order and as heir to the house of Gremory, Rias is obligated to participate and keep her ratings up, bringing her Peerage along for the ride.
Source: Tournament Arc -
Should parents keep their children sheltered from the world, or allow them to participate in worldly activities?
Source: Useful Notes / Christianity -
She won't let Butler enjoy his childhood because good things keep happening to him, so she want him to participate the texting competition so she can get the prizes.
Source: Series / Sam & Cat
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