Definitions

1. noun

the act or practice of keeping someone or something out, especially from a place or situation

“The government’s new policy aims to prevent the spread of disease through outkeep of contaminated areas.”

2. verb

to keep someone or something out of a place or situation, especially from entering or affecting it

“The city council voted to outkeep the noisy nightclub from operating late at night.”

3. verb

to keep or maintain something outside, such as a fence or a boundary

“The farmer outkept his cattle in a separate pasture to prevent them from competing with the other livestock for food.”