maintain
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(verb) state or assert; "He maintained his innocence" |
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Synonyms: defend |
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Related Words: affirm |
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(verb) support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict" |
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Synonyms: uphold |
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Related Words: confirm, justify, reassert, vindicate |
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(verb) maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes" |
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Synonyms: keep |
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Related Words: enter, put down, record |
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(verb) keep in perfect or unaltered condition; "We preserve these archeological findings" |
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Synonyms: keep up, preserve |
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Related Words: hold the line, keep |
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(verb) keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady" |
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Synonyms: hold, keep |
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Related Words: bear on, carry, carry on, continue, distance, housekeep, keep waiting, preserve, pressurize, uphold |
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(verb) observe correctly; "keep time, keep count, keep track of" |
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Synonyms: keep, observe |
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(verb) state categorically |
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Synonyms: assert, asseverate |
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Related Words: allege, aver, insist, predicate, proclaim, say, take a firm stand |
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(verb) supply with sustenance |
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Synonyms: keep, sustain |
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Related Words: have, have got, hold, patronage, reseed |
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(verb) of power or authority |
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Synonyms: exert, wield |
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Related Words: have, have got, hold |
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