Sustain |
To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight. |
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Sustain |
Hence, to keep from sinking, as in despondence, or the like; to support. |
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Sustain |
To maintain; to keep alive; to support; to subsist; to nourish; as, provisions to sustain an army. |
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Sustain |
To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate. |
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Sustain |
To endure without failing or yielding; to bear up under; as, to sustain defeat and disappointment. |
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