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Words related to maintain

Related / Similar Words: observe, keep, uphold, assert, asseverate, defend, sustain, wield, exert, conserve, preserve, keep up, hold

Definition:

observe correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees";

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

state categorically;

state or assert; "He maintained his innocence";

maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes";

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 for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips";

of power or authority;

keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the an;

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";

Hyponyms: justify, vindicate, allege, aver, say, predicate, proclaim, patronage, reseed, carry, embalm, plastinate, hold the line, pressurize, pressurise, continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve, hold over, conserve, distance, housekeep

Derivational Morphology: observation, reflection, reflexion, notice, observance, watching, upholder, maintainer, sustainer, assertion, averment, asseveration, asserter, declarer, affirmer, asseverator, avower, maintenance, sustenance, sustentation, sustainment, upkeep, support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, care, preservation, saving, conservation

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