Keep and Recite

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Keep

Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
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Recite is an antonym for keep.
Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

Recite

Recite verb - To give an oral or written account of in some detail.
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Antonyms for Recite
Keep is an antonym for recite in narrate topic.
Nearby Words: recitation, recital, reciting, reciter, recitative
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Common collocations

word keep word recite word
name keep name recite name
number keep number recite number
rest keep rest recite rest
Other words: time, story, names.

Both words in one sentence

  • Music / AURORA She stated that she would recite digits of Pi to keep calm, but now that she's more used to performing, she doesn't Pi anymore.
    Source: Music / AURORA
  • The Storyteller: The characters often recite fragments of bleak, unnerving stories to sustain their meagre existence and keep themselves going.
    Source: Creator / Samuel Beckett
  • Psychic Static Tuvok, whose protection wore off much faster, had to recite details about his own life and experiences (particularly memories of his family) to keep his individuality intact.
    Source: Psychic Static
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