Maintain
Name
Name verb - To give a name to.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Contrast Not Named in Opening Credits when the credits omit an actor's name and maintain the surprise.
Source: Spoiler Opening - To maintain the mystique surrounding G's name they probably had the first name on the form illegible except for the G, knowing that someone with a DVR could just pause at that exact moment to see it.
Source: No Name Given / Live-Action TV - Alternate Character Reading helps maintain the mystery; 水 is pronounced "mi" in her name, but alone, it is pronounced as "mizu".
Source: Significant Anagram
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