Kept and Retain

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Kept adjective - (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded.

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Retain is a synonym for kept. In some cases you can use "Retain" instead a verb "Kept".

Retain verb - To continue to have in one's possession or power.

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Kept is a synonym for retain. Sometimes you can replace term "Kept" with "Retain", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: retainer, retaining

Similarly, Laconic.All Your Colors Combined and SelfDemonstrating.Red Alert are kept locked to retain colored text after the feature was disabled wiki-wide due to being abused too often.

Source: Grandfather Clause
In a possible subversion, The Sorceress in The Scorpion King is kept as a virgin by the evil Prince so as to retain her predictive powers.

Source: Nature Abhors a Virgin
All of those returning party members retain their stats and gear, making So Long, and Thanks for All the Gear useful for oncehope you kept them equipped, of course.

Source: Brutal Bonus Level

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