Keep and Slay

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

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Slay is an antonym for keep.

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

Slay verb - To deprive of life.

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Keep is an antonym for slay in kill topic.

Nearby Words: slaying, slayer

man	keep man	slay man
people	keep people	slay people
body	keep body	slay body
children	keep children	slay children
Other words: way, anyone, daughter, humans, enemies.

In the The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, you're a Dragonborn, with the power to absorb dragon souls after you slay them to both kill them permanently and keep their power for yourself.

Source: Kill Steal

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