sustain

• "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"
• "prolong the treatment of the patient"
• "keep up the good work"

Synonyms

• prolonglengthen in time; lengthen or extend in duration or space
• keep upmaintain a required pace or level; lengthen or extend in duration or space; keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; keep informed; prevent from going to bed at night

• "She suffered a fracture in the accident"
• "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"
• "She got a bruise on her leg"
• "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"

Synonyms

• sufferundergo or be subjected to; undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); experience (emotional) pain; put up with something or somebody unpleasant; get worse; feel pain or be in pain ; feel physical pain; feel unwell or uncomfortable; be given to; undergo or suffer; be set at a disadvantage
• havea person who possesses great material wealth ; have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; have as a feature; go through (mental or physical states or experiences); have ownership or possession of; cause to move; serve oneself to, or consume regularly; have a personal or business relationship with someone; organize or be responsible for; have left; be confronted with; undergo; suffer from; cause to do; receive willingly something given or offered; get something; undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); achieve a point or goal; cause to be born; have sex with
• geta return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent ; come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; enter or assume a certain state or condition; cause to move; receive a specified treatment (abstract); reach a destination; go or come after and bring or take back; go through (mental or physical states or experiences); take vengeance on or get even; achieve a point or goal; cause to do; succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; communicate with a place or person; give certain properties to something; move into a desired direction of discourse; grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; attract and fix; reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot; reach by calculation; acquire as a result of some effort or action; purchase; perceive by hearing; suffer from the receipt of; receive as a retribution or punishment; leave immediately; reach and board; irritate; evoke an emotional response; apprehend and reproduce accurately; earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; overcome or destroy; be a mystery or bewildering to; take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); make (offspring) by reproduction

• "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"
• "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"

Synonyms

• nourishprovide with nourishment; give nourishment to
• nurturethe properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child ; helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; help develop, help grow; look after a child until it is an adult; provide with nourishment

• "She alone sustained her family"
• "The money will sustain our good cause"
• "There's little to earn and many to keep"

Synonyms

• keepthe financial means whereby one lives; the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress ; a cell in a jail or prison ; cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; continue a certain state, condition, or activity; retain possession of; stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; conform one's action or practice to; stick to correctly or closely; look after; maintain by writing regular records; supply with room and board; allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature; supply with necessities and support; fail to spoil or rot; behave as expected during of holidays or rites; maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; raise; retain rights to; store or keep customarily; have as a supply; maintain for use and service; hold and prevent from leaving; prevent the action or expression of; prevent (food) from rotting
• maintaincause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; supply with necessities and support; state categorically ; have and exercise; maintain for use and service; maintain by writing regular records; state or assert; support against an opponent; stick to correctly or closely

• "carry the weight of"
• "The beam holds up the roof"
• "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"
• "What's holding that mirror?"

Synonyms

• holdthe act of grasping; understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; power by which something or someone is affected or dominated; time during which some action is awaited; a state of being confined (usually for a short time); a stronghold ; a cell in a jail or prison ; the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo ; cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; have or hold in one's hands or grip; organize or be responsible for; have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement; secure and keep for possible future use or application; have rightfully; be the physical support of; contain or hold; have room for; remain in a certain state, position, or condition; support or hold in a certain manner; be valid, applicable, or true; assert or affirm; have as a major characteristic; be capable of holding or containing; arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; protect against a challenge or attack; bind by an obligation; hold the attention of; remain committed to; resist or confront with resistance; be pertinent or relevant or applicable; stop dealing with; lessen the intensity of; keep from departing; take and maintain control over, often by violent means; cause to stop; cover as for protection against noise or smell; drink alcohol without showing ill effects; aim, point, or direct; declare to be; be in accord; keep from exhaling or expelling
• supportthe activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities; aiding the cause or policy or interests of; something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest; a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; documentary validation; the financial means whereby one lives; supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening; a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts ; any device that bears the weight of another thing; financial resources provided to make some project possible; give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; support materially or financially; be behind; be the physical support of; establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; adopt as a belief; support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; argue or speak in defense of; play a subordinate role to (another performer); be a regular customer or client of; put up with something or somebody unpleasant
• hold upbe the physical support of; hold up something as an example; cause to be slowed down or delayed; rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat ; continue to live and avoid dying; resist or confront with resistance; resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.

• "The court sustained the motion"

• "his story confirmed my doubts"
• "The evidence supports the defendant"

Synonyms

• confirmestablish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; strengthen or make more firm; make more firm; support a person for a position; administer the rite of confirmation to
• corroborateestablish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; give evidence for ; support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
• substantiateestablish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; represent in bodily form; make real or concrete; solidify, firm, or strengthen
• supportthe activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities; aiding the cause or policy or interests of; something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest; a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; documentary validation; the financial means whereby one lives; supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening; a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts ; any device that bears the weight of another thing; financial resources provided to make some project possible; give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; support materially or financially; be behind; be the physical support of; establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; adopt as a belief; support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; argue or speak in defense of; play a subordinate role to (another performer); be a regular customer or client of; put up with something or somebody unpleasant
• affirmestablish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; say yes to