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Sustain
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Sustain
/səˈsteɪn/
To keep something going for a period of time or make something continue to exist.
Synonyms:
maintain
support
continue
preserve
Antonyms:
discontinue
neglect
abandon
Examples:
You have
sustained
a loss here.
My creditors would
sustain
me nicely.
Unless they are
sustained
the bottom is going to drop out.
Etymology:
The word
sustain
comes from the Latin
sustinere
, which means to uphold or hold up, combining
sub
, meaning under, and
tenere
, meaning to hold.
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