sustain
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(verb) admit as valid; "The court sustained the motion" |
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Related Words: acknowledge, admit |
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(verb) supply with sustenance |
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Synonyms: keep, maintain |
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Related Words: have, have got, hold, patronage, reseed |
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(verb) of injuries and illnesses: "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle" |
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Synonyms: get, have, suffer |
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Related Words: break up, collapse, crack, crack up, crock up, experience, get, have, receive, undergo |
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(verb) lengthen or extend in duration or space |
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Synonyms: keep up, prolong |
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Related Words: bear on, carry on, continue, continue, keep, keep on, preserve, retain, uphold |
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(verb) strengthen or make more firm as by corroboration; "his story confirmed my doubts" |
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Synonyms: affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support |
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Related Words: demonstrate, document, establish, prove, shew, show, validate, verify |
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(verb) provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water" |
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Synonyms: nourish, nurture |
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Related Words: carry, cater, ply, provide, supply |
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(verb) be the support of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"; also metaphorically: "Her efforts support us morally" |
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Synonyms: hold, hold up, support |
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Related Words: block, brace, bracket, buoy, buoy up, carry, chock, pole, prop, prop up, shore up, truss, underpin |
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