keep from

verb4

1. •
   To prevent or restrain (someone or something) from; to refrain or cause to refrain from.
2. •
   To cause to be excluded or not present.

   • He could not keep the sadness from his trembly voice.
   • I don't want to keep you from school.
3. •
   To protect or preserve from.

   • As a mother, I wanted to keep my son from harm.
4. •
   To make and cause to remain secret.

   • What else did your brother keep from me?