Keep and Prohibit

Keep

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

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

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

Prohibit verb - To order not to do or use or to be done or used.

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Keep and prohibit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Keep" instead a verb "Prohibit".

children	keep children	prohibit children
magic	keep magic	prohibit magic
anyone	keep anyone	prohibit anyone
player	keep player	prohibit player
Other words: hands, players, weapons.

In theory the rules of the auction prohibit selling a person without their consent, but that doesn't keep the protagonist from ending up on the block.

Source: Black Market
In the Falkenberg's Legions books, the CD Intelligence Services work to prohibit any scientific research to keep the peace.

Source: Secret Police

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