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| sustain definitions | |||
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| 1 | (v.) to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of | 68 sets | |
| 2 | to support | 59 sets | |
| 3 | to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of | 45 sets | |
| 4 | to support for an extended period of time | 40 sets | |
| 5 | suffer (harm or loss); experience; support; prop; maintain; keep in existence; nourish (to maintain life); ex. sustain the family/the trapped miners | 26 sets | |
| 6 | to support, uphold, endure | 21 sets | |
| 7 | foster, maintain | 19 sets | |
| 8 | to keep up; to support | 18 sets | |
| 9 | support | 15 sets | |
| 10 | to suffer; to undergo | 11 sets | |
| 11 | to support, nourish, keep up | 11 sets | |
| 12 | to support, uphold; endure, undergo | 11 sets | |
| 13 | (v) to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of | 11 sets | |
| 14 | experience; support; nourish | 10 sets | |
| 15 | to keep up | 9 sets | |
| 16 | to support; to withstand; to provide for; to keep in existence; to uphold as reasonable; to suffer or undergo | 9 sets | |
| 17 | to continue | 9 sets | |
| 18 | maintain | 8 sets | |
| 19 | undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) | 8 sets | |
| 20 | support; nurture; take on | 8 sets | |
| 21 | supply with necessities and support | 7 sets | |
| 22 | to support, nourish, keep up, to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affurm the validity | 7 sets | |
| 23 | to keep up or prolong | 7 sets | |
| 24 | verb | 7 sets | |
| 25 | to support, nourish | 6 sets | |
| 26 | to keep up; to support. | 6 sets | |
| 27 | to keep up; to support/to suffer; to undergo | 6 sets | |
| 28 | to keep up; to support; to suffer; to undergo | 6 sets | |
| 29 | to keep something going | 6 sets | |
| 30 | to keep up or continue | 5 sets | |
| 31 | to maintain | 5 sets | |
| 32 | v. to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of | 5 sets | |
| 33 | to keep going or prolong | 4 sets | |
| 34 | to support or nourish | 4 sets | |
| 35 | (verb) to support; to maintain | 4 sets | |
| 36 | to keep alive | 4 sets | |
| 37 | v. to suffer; to undergo | 4 sets | |
| 38 | to support, uphold, endure, undergo | 4 sets | |
| 39 | experience, support, nourish | 4 sets | |
| 40 | v. experience; support; nourish | 4 sets | |