Sustain
Definition of Sustain
Sus`tain´ | v. t. | 1. | To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight. | | 2. | Hence, to keep from sinking, as in despondence, or the like; to support. | | 3. | To maintain; to keep alive; to support; to subsist; to nourish; as, provisions to sustain an army. | | 4. | To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate. | | 5. | To endure without failing or yielding; to bear up under; as, to sustain defeat and disappointment. | | 6. | To suffer; to bear; to undergo. | | 7. | To allow the prosecution of; to admit as valid; to sanction; to continue; not to dismiss or abate; as, the court sustained the action or suit. | | 8. | To prove; to establish by evidence; to corroborate or confirm; to be conclusive of; as, to sustain a charge, an accusation, or a proposition. | | n. | 1. | One who, or that which, upholds or sustains; a sustainer. |
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