Sustain (Verb)

Meaning 1

Supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep".

Classification

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Synonyms

  • Keep
  • Maintain

Hypernyms

  • Have Got
  • Hold

Related Words

  • Sustenance (noun)

Meaning 2

Lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work".

Classification

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Synonyms

  • Keep Up
  • Prolong

Hypernyms

  • Continue
  • Preserve
  • Carry On
  • Bear On

Hyponyms

  • Retain
  • Keep On
  • Keep

Related Words

  • Sustenance (noun)
  • Sustainable (adjective)
  • Sustainer (noun)

Meaning 3

Admit as valid; "The court sustained the motion".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Hypernyms

  • Acknowledge

Related Words

  • Sustainable (adjective)

Meaning 4

Provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children".

Classification

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Synonyms

  • Nourish
  • Nurture

Hypernyms

  • Supply
  • Provide
  • Cater

Hyponyms

  • Carry

Related Words

  • Sustenance (noun)
  • Sustainable (adjective)
  • Sustainment (noun)

Meaning 5

Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "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".

Classification

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

Synonyms

  • Suffer
  • Get
  • Have

Hypernyms

  • Experience
  • Get
  • Have

Hyponyms

  • Crock Up
  • Break Down
  • Crack Up
  • Cramp
  • Break Up
  • Collapse

Meaning 6

Be the physical support of; 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?".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Hold Up
  • Support
  • Hold

Hyponyms

  • Buoy Up
  • Bracket
  • Prop
  • Scaffold
  • Brace
  • Carry
  • Pole
  • Chock
  • Buoy
  • Underpin
  • Truss
  • Block
  • Prop Up
  • Shore

Meaning 7

Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Synonyms

  • Substantiate
  • Confirm
  • Support
  • Affirm
  • Corroborate

Hyponyms

  • Prove
  • Back Up
  • Demonstrate
  • Show
  • Verify
  • Document
  • Validate
  • Back
  • Shew
  • Vouch

Related Words

  • Sustainable (adjective)
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