verb
- Be relevant to.
- usage: "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
- Have an effect upon.
- usage: "Will the new rules affect me"
- Press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action.
- usage: "He pushed her to finish her doctorate"
- synonyms: push
- Keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last.
- usage: "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"
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