sustain
/səˈsteɪn/
Dictionary
noun
- A mechanism which can be used to hold a note, as the right pedal on a piano.
verb
- To maintain, or keep in existence.
"The city came under sustained attack by enemy forces."
- To provide for or nourish.
"provisions to sustain an army"
- To encourage or sanction (something).
- To experience or suffer (an injury, etc.).
"The building sustained major damage in the earthquake."
- To confirm, prove, or corroborate; to uphold.
"to sustain a charge, an accusation, or a proposition"
- To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support.
"A foundation sustains the superstructure; an animal sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight."
- To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate.
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