Keep from and Yield

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Keep from verb - To resist the temptation of.

Usage example: try to keep from eating all the chocolate in one day!

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Yield is an antonym for keep from.

Yield verb - To give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit).

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Keep from is an antonym for yield.

Nearby Words: yielding, yielded

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