Keep and Refuse

Keep

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

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

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.

Usage example: the reclusive movie star usually refuses requests for interviews

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Keep and refuse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Keep" instead a verb "Refuse".

Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser

life	keep life	refuse life
people	keep people	refuse people
order	keep order	refuse order
time	keep time	refuse time
Other words: way, money, head, anyone, weapons.

Their myriad names range from Ultionum Prandium (Griffonian for "Vengeance Lunch" — keep in mind, Griffons normally refuse to eat anything that they don't respect) to "Grey-Winged Shitbuckets".

Source: Fan Fic / Triptych Continuum
They won't care if it's witty, or everything looks pretty, they'll simply say it's shitty and refuse... Gaaah, I can barely keep up with that song but it gets stuck in my head for days at a time!

Source: Ear Worm / Theater
When his father meddled in his love life for his own purposes he coldly told Gendo if he interfered again he would refuse to pilot and the next Robeast could kill everyone as far as he was concerned (keep in mind he is terrified of his father usually).

Source: Fanfic / The One I Love Is

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