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Sustain
Sustain
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
.
Sustain
v. t.
Hence
, to
keep
from
sinking
, as in
despondence
, or
the
like
; to
support
.
Sustain
v. t.
To
maintain
; to
keep
alive
; to
support
; to
subsist
; to
nourish
; as,
provisions
to
sustain
an
army
.
Sustain
v. t.
To
aid
,
comfort
, or
relieve
; to
vindicate
.
Sustain
v. t.
To
endure
without
failing
or
yielding
; to
bear
up
under
; as, to
sustain
defeat
and
disappointment
.
Sustain
v. t.
To
suffer
; to
bear
; to
undergo
.
Sustain
v. t.
To
allow
the
prosecution
of; to
admit
as
valid
; to
sanction
; to
continue
;
not
to
dismiss
or
abate
; as,
the
court
sustained
the
action
or
suit
.
Sustain
v. t.
To
prove
; to
establish
by
evidence
; to
corroborate
or
confirm
; to be
conclusive
of; as, to
sustain
a
charge
, an
accusation
, or a
proposition
.
Sustain
n.
One
who
, or
that
which
,
upholds
or
sustains
; a
sustainer
.
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