maintain

Word Type

v. t.

maintain Meaning Definition

To hold or keep in any particular state or condition; to support; to sustain; to uphold; to keep up; not to suffer to fail or decline; as, to maintain a certain degree of heat in a furnace; to maintain a fence or a railroad; to maintain the digestive process or powers of the stomach; to maintain the fertility of soil; to maintain present reputation.

Synonyms for maintain

abide,accommodate,account as,advocate,affirm,afford,afford support,allege,allege in support,announce,annunciate,answer,argue,argue for,assert,assever,asseverate,assume,aver,avouch,avow,back,back up,be afraid,bear,bear out,bear up,bide,blow to,bolster,bolster up,bottle up,brace,brook no denial,buoy up,buttress,care for,carry,carry on,champion,claim,clothe,conceive,conserve,consider,contend,contend for,continue,continue to be,contribute,copyright,cork up,correct,counter,cradle,crutch,cultivate,cushion,daresay,declare,deem,defeat time,defend,defy time,donate,dwell,emphasize,endow,endure,enunciate,espouse,esteem,estimate,exist,expect,express,extend,fancy,fight for,fill,fill up,finance,find,fund,furnish,give,give support,go on,go treat,guard,guess,have,have a hunch,have an idea,have an impression,have an inkling,have the idea,hold,hold as,hold in,hold on,hold out,hold up,husband,imagine,inhibit,insist,insist on,insist upon,invest,issue a manifesto,judge,justify,keep,keep afloat,keep alive,keep going,keep in,keep intact,keep inviolate,keep on,keep safe,keep up,last,last long,last out,lay down,lend support,lengthen,live,live on,live through,lock in,look after,look upon as,mainstay,make a plea,make available,make provision for,manage,manifesto,not destroy,not endanger,not expend,not use up,not waste,nurture,opine,patent,pay the bill,perdure,perennate,perpetuate,persist,persist in,pillow,plead for,predicate,prepare,present,preserve,press,presume,prevail,proclaim,profess,prolong,pronounce,prop,prop up,protect,protest,protract,provide,provide for,put,put it,rebut,reckon,recruit,rectify,refute,regard,register,reinforce,remain,replenish,reply,repress,respond,retain,right,riposte,run,run on,save,save up,say,say in defense,set down,set down as,set up,shore,shore up,shoulder,spare,speak,speak for,speak out,speak up,speak up for,stand,stand by,stand drinks,stand for,stand on,stand to,stand treat,stand up for,state,stay,stay on,stick to,stick up for,stock,store,stress,submit,subsidize,subsist,subvention,subventionize,supply,support,suppose,suppress,surmise,survive,suspect,sustain,take,take care of,take for,take it,take no denial,tarry,testify,think,tide over,treat,treat to,trow,underbrace,undergird,underlie,underpin,underset,upbear,uphold,upkeep,urge,urge reasons for,view as,vindicate,vouchsafe,warrant,wear,wear well,ween,yield

Synonym Search Links for maintain

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