Keep
Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
Support for and keep are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Support for" instead a verb "Keep".
Support for
Keep and support for are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Keep" instead a verb phrase "Support for".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Droit du Seigneur: Called prima nocte in this movie, instated by Longshanks to win support for the lords and to keep the Scots under their thumb.
Source: Film / Braveheart - Some Fora, with borderline support for the site's monthly traffic, will ban posts like this just to keep the site up and running!
Source: Me Too -
Radiant Dawn: Sothe and Micaiah (although Sothe mentions that he sees her as a sister) end up married if you keep their preset A-Support for the entire game.
Source: Childhood Friend Romance
Cite this Source
Support for and Keep. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/support_for
Keep & Support for. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/support_for>.
Support for or Keep. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/support_for.
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