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kept

[kept]
–verb
1. pt. and pp. of keep.
–adjective
2. having the expression of principles, ideas, etc., controlled, dominated, or determined by one whose money provides support: a kept press; a kept writer.

Origin:
1670–80 for def. 2
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un·kept   (ŭn-kěpt')   
adj.  
  1. Unkempt: an unkept cemetery plot.

  2. Not kept or fulfilled: an unkept promise.

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