maintain
51maintain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. support, carry; preserve, keep; possess, have; uphold, allege, affirm. See preservation, agency, retention, affirmation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To uphold] Syn. support, hold up, advance, keep; see… …
52maintain — v. a. RG. 407 …
53maintain — main·tain || meɪn teɪn v. keep in existence, sustain; keep in good condition, preserve; support, provide for; affirm, declare, assert …
54Maintain — The updating (= changing) of information in a data base …
55maintain — gehealdan …
56maintain — verb 1》 cause or enable (a condition or situation) to continue. ↘keep at the same level or rate. 2》 keep (a building, machine, etc.) in good condition by checking or repairing it regularly. 3》 provide with necessities for life or existence.… …
57maintain — I. v. a. 1. Sustain, support, preserve, uphold, keep. 2. Hold, keep, keep possession of. 3. Defend, vindicate, justify. 4. Continue, keep up, carry on. 5. Provide food for, supply with means of living, support, keep up. 6. Assert, allege, declare …
58maintain — v 1. continue, keep going, retain, prolong, keep alive, keep living, keep in existence; cherish, nurture, nurse, nourish, sustain, feed; support, support financially, Inf. keep, Inf. stake, Inf. grubstake, Inf. carry; hold up, uphold, support,… …
59maintain — main·tain …
60maintain — main•tain [[t]meɪnˈteɪn[/t]] v. t. 1) to keep in existence or continuance; preserve 2) to keep in due condition, operation, or force 3) to keep in a specified state, position, etc 4) to affirm; assert; declare 5) to support in speech or argument… …
