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Definition of Sustain
1. Verb. Lengthen or extend in duration or space. "Keep up the good work"
Specialized synonyms: Continue, Keep, Keep On, Retain
Generic synonyms: Bear On, Carry On, Continue, Preserve, Uphold
Derivative terms: Prolongation, Prolongation, Sustainable, Sustainer, Sustenance
2. Verb. Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses). "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"
Specialized synonyms: Break Down, Collapse, Cramp, Break Up, Collapse, Crack, Crack Up, Crock Up
Related verbs: Have
Generic synonyms: Experience, Get, Have, Receive
Derivative terms: Sufferer
3. Verb. Provide with nourishment. "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"
Generic synonyms: Cater, Ply, Provide, Supply
Specialized synonyms: Carry
Derivative terms: Nourishment, Nutrient, Nurturance, Sustainable, Sustainment, Sustenance
4. Verb. Supply with necessities and support. "There's little to earn and many to keep"
Specialized synonyms: Patronage, Reseed, Carry
Generic synonyms: Have, Have Got, Hold
Derivative terms: Keep, Maintenance, Maintenance, Sustenance
5. Verb. Be the physical support of; carry the weight of. "What's holding that mirror?"
Specialized synonyms: Scaffold, Block, Carry, Chock, Buoy, Buoy Up, Pole, Bracket, Underpin, Prop, Prop Up, Shore, Shore Up, Truss, Brace
Derivative terms: Holder, Support, Support, Support, Supporter, Supporting
6. Verb. Admit as valid. "The court sustained the motion"
7. Verb. Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts. "The evidence supports the defendant"
Specialized synonyms: Back, Back Up, Vouch, Verify, Demonstrate, Establish, Prove, Shew, Show, Document, Validate
Derivative terms: Affirmable, Affirmation, Confirmation, Confirmation, Confirmative, Confirmatory, Corroboration, Corroborative, Corroboratory, Substantiation, Substantiation, Substantiative, Support, Sustainable
Antonyms: Negate
Definition of Sustain
1. v. t. 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.
2. n. One who, or that which, upholds or sustains; a sustainer.
Definition of Sustain
1. Noun. (music) A mechanism which can be used to hold a note, as the right pedal on a piano. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To maintain (''something''), or keep it in existence. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To provide for or nourish (''something''). ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To encourage (''something''). ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) To experience or suffer (''an injury, etc.''). ¹
6. Verb. (transitive) To confirm, prove, or corroborate (''something''). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sustain
1. to maintain by providing with food and drink [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sustain
Literary usage of Sustain
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1920)
"Not a fact is given to sustain this belief. The tallest trees cut did not reach
the wires by 3 feet. So this case would establish a rule that the defendant ..."
2. The Poetical Works of John Dryden by John Dryden (1909)
"A bough his brazen helmet did sustain ; His heavier arms lay scatter'd on the
plain : 1190 ... And yet I live, and yet sustain the sight 1220 Of hated men, ..."
3. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1886)
"... there was error In not directing a verdict for the plaintiff, on the question
of variance, or because there was no evidence to sustain the verdict. 8. ..."
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