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sustain
verb (sustained , sustaining )
1 to keep going.
2 to withstand, tolerate or endure can sustain impacts even at high speed .
3 to bolster, strengthen or encourage had a whisky to sustain his nerves .
4 to suffer or undergo (eg an injury, loss, defeat, etc).
5 law to declare that an objection made in court is valid.
6 to support, ratify, back up (an argument, claim, etc).
7 to maintain or provide for something couldn't sustain her family on such a low salary .
8 to maintain or prolong another point to sustain the discussion .
9 to bear the weight of or support something, especially from below.
[13c: from French sustenir , from Latin sustinere , from sub from below + tenere to hold or keep]
sustainer noun .
sustaining adjective , noun .
sustainment noun .
verb (sustained , sustaining )
1 to keep going.
2 to withstand, tolerate or endure can sustain impacts even at high speed .
3 to bolster, strengthen or encourage had a whisky to sustain his nerves .
4 to suffer or undergo (eg an injury, loss, defeat, etc).
5 law to declare that an objection made in court is valid.
6 to support, ratify, back up (an argument, claim, etc).
7 to maintain or provide for something couldn't sustain her family on such a low salary .
8 to maintain or prolong another point to sustain the discussion .
9 to bear the weight of or support something, especially from below.
[13c: from French sustenir , from Latin sustinere , from sub from below + tenere to hold or keep]
sustainer noun .
sustaining adjective , noun .
sustainment noun .
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