Maintain
Maintain verb - To keep in good condition.
Participate and maintain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Participate" instead a verb "Maintain".
Participate
Participate verb - To take a share or part.
Maintain and participate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Maintain" instead a verb "Participate".
Common collocations
| society | maintain society | participate society |
| appearance | maintain appearance | participate appearance |
| place | maintain place | participate place |
Both words in one sentence
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Delahunt, the Boston Police Department mole, is forced to participate in Queenan's death to maintain his cover.
Source: Film / The Departed -
Gale is angry with the Capitol for making them participate in the games while Peeta is reflective on how he can maintain his identity in the games despite the Capitol using them.
Source: Literature / The Hunger Games - You have to oil and bathe a house-sized creature by hand, participate in several-hour-long drills with about two days off a month, and make/maintain your own riding gear from scratch.
Source: Deconstruction Fic
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