Keep and Undermine

Keep

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

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

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

Undermine verb - Destroy property or hinder normal operations.

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Keep and undermine are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Keep" instead a verb "Undermine".

Nearby Word: undermining

power	keep power	undermine power
people	keep people	undermine people
relationship	keep relationship	undermine relationship
control	keep control	undermine control
Other words: team, rest, time, way, identity, story, sanity, existence, everyone, powers.

And in the Cold War they generally tried to keep the West and the Chinese from coming to any kind of agreement while trying to undermine the solidarity of the Western powers themselves.

Source: Divide and Conquer
So they may stick around or keep coming back, but too much of this can start to undermine a (super)hero's perceived effectiveness.

Source: Joker Immunity
He saves you from Luskan "justice" even if you initially chose to undermine law enforcement in the city, later gives you a keep of your own to command, and eventually admits you into knighthood.

Source: Reasonable Authority Figure

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