sustain :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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Verbs (17)

v. admit as valid; "The court sustained the motion"

v. undergo (as 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"

keep, maintain

v. supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"

nurture, nourish

v. provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"

support, hold, hold up

v. be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"

keep up, prolong

v. lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work"

support, confirm, substantiate, corroborate, affirm

v. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"

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Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (190)

support, sustain, confirm, substantiate, corroborate, affirm

v. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"

support, hold, sustain, hold up

v. be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"

maintain, uphold

v. support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict"

maintain, defend

v. state or assert; "He maintained his innocence"

support, defend, fend for

v. argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"

support, back, plump for, endorse, plunk for

v. be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"

provision, purvey

v. supply with provisions

board, provide food and lodging

v. provide food and lodging (for); "The old lady is boarding three men"

feed, feed into

v. feed into; supply; "Her success feeds her vanity"

nurture, sustain, nourish

v. provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"

stand, bear, stomach, brook, suffer, endure, tolerate, abide, put up with

v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

board, room

v. live and take one's meals at or in; "she rooms in an old boarding house"

bunk

v. provide with a bunk; "We bunked the children upstairs"

lam, run, bunk, break away, scarper, run away, turn tail

v. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

maintain, exert, wield

v. have and exercise; "wield power and authority"

support, support financially, see through

v. support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"

suck, nurse, suckle, wet-nurse, lactate, breast-feed, give suck

v. give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"

aliment, nourish, nutrify

v. give nourishment to

succor, succour

v. help in a difficult situation

provision, purvey

v. supply with provisions

feed, feed into

v. feed into; supply; "Her success feeds her vanity"

keep, sustain, maintain

v. supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"

yield, give, afford

v. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

hold, bear

v. have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade"

strengthen, fortify, beef up

v. make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

encourage, give courage to, be encouraging to

v. inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to

assure, reassure, relieve of anxiety, give confidence to

v. cause to feel sure; give reassurance to; "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe"

harbor, harbour, keep possession of

v. keep in one's possession; of animals

hold, have, have got

v. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

advance, pay in advance

v. pay in advance; "Can you advance me some money?"

sponsor, patronize, assume sponsorship of

v. assume sponsorship of

support, sustain, confirm, substantiate, corroborate, affirm

v. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"

maintain, uphold

v. support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict"

keep, sustain, maintain

v. supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"

maintain, defend

v. state or assert; "He maintained his innocence"

support, defend, fend for

v. argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"

support, back, plump for, endorse, plunk for

v. be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"

bolster

v. prop up with a pillow or bolster

split, tear, cleave, rive

v. part

stick, bond, bind, stick to, adhere, hold fast

v. stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"

stick, cling, adhere, cohere

v. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

hold, keep, maintain

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

clutch, seize, prehend

v. take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"

grasp, grip, hold on

v. hold firmly

poise

v. cause to be balanced or suspended

protect

v. shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"

support, hold, sustain, hold up

v. be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"

maintain, uphold

v. support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict"

keep, sustain, maintain

v. supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"

maintain, defend

v. state or assert; "He maintained his innocence"

support, defend, fend for

v. argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"

support, back, plump for, endorse, plunk for

v. be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"

check, control, see, insure, ensure, ascertain, assure, make sure, make certain, see to it

v. be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"

authenticate, establish as genuine

v. establish the authenticity of something

mark, mark off, check off, tick off

v. put a check mark on or near or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the units"

evidence, manifest, demonstrate, attest, certify, make evident, attest to

v. provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness"

Synonyms (3)

hold, keep, maintain

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

Antonyms (5)

negate, contradict, prove negative

v. prove negative; show to be false

invalidate, nullify

v. show to be invalid

sustain

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