Keep and Passed

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

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Passed is an antonym for keep.

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

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Keep is an antonym for passed in topics: give, go by, rid of waste.

Nearby Words: pass, passage, passing, passable

When he did finally master the ability (after a humiliating encounter with an old enemy of his father), he realized that he wasn't meant to keep the power and passed it on to Inuyasha instead.

Source: How Do I Shot Web?
Certain foods (like ice cream) that cannot keep long enough to take the perfect shot are often passed over in favor of longer-lasting substitutes.

Source: Food Porn
Her family and friends go to great lengths to keep her from noticing that years have passed since the day of her accident.

Source: Film / 50 First Dates

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