Word
Maintain
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
main-tain
Definition
- v. t. - 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.
- v. t. - To keep possession of; to hold and defend; not to
surrender or relinquish.
- v. t. - To continue; not to suffer to cease or fail.
- v. t. - To bear the expense of; to support; to keep up; to
supply with what is needed.
- v. t. - To affirm; to support or defend by argument.
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