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verb

Sustain v. t. (past & past part. sustained; pres. part. sustaining)

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. "Every pillar the temple to sustain."

2.

Hence, to keep from sinking, as in despondence, or the like; to support. "No comfortable expectations of another life to sustain him under the evils in this world."

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. "His sons, who seek the tyrant to sustain."

5.

To endure without failing or yielding; to bear up under; as, to sustain defeat and disappointment.

6.

To suffer; to bear; to undergo. "Shall Turnus, then, such endless toil sustain?" "You shall sustain more new disgraces."

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.

Synonyms: To support; uphold; subsist; assist; relieve; suffer; undergo.

adjective

Sustained adj. Held up to a certain pitch, degree, or level; uniform; as, sustained pasion; a sustained style of writing; a sustained note in music.

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