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maintain

verb

1 maintain

Cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., `keep clean'.

synonyms: hold, keep.

Roget 215: be supported &c.; lie on, sit on, recline on, lean on, loll on, rest on, stand on, step on, repose on, abut on, bear on, be based on ... show more

Roget 141: let alone, let be, let it be; persist, remain, stay, tarry, rest; stet (copy editing) hold, hold on; last, ... show more

Dutch: aanhouden, bijhouden, houden

2 maintain

Keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction.

synonyms: conserve, keep up, preserve.

Roget 143: continue, persist; go on, jog on, keep on, run on, hold on; abide, keep, pursue, stick to its course, take its course, maintain its course; carry on, ... show more

Roget 670: preserve, maintain, keep, sustain, support, hold; keep up, keep alive; refrigerate, keep on ice; not willingly let die; bank up; nurse; ... show more

Dutch: bijhouden, onderhouden

3 maintain

Supply with necessities and support.

synonyms: keep, sustain.

Roget 170: be in action etc. adj.; operate, work; act, act upon; perform, play, support, sustain, strain, maintain, ... show more

4 maintain

State categorically.

synonyms: assert, asseverate.

Roget 535: assert; make an assertion etc. n.; have one's say; say, affirm, predicate, declare, state; protest, profess.    put forth, ... show more

Dutch: bezweren, beweren, verklaren

5 maintain

Have and exercise.

synonyms: exert, wield.

6 maintain

Maintain for use and service.

synonym: keep.

7 maintain

Maintain by writing regular records:
— Maintain a record.

synonym: keep.

8 maintain

State or assert:
— He maintained his innocence.

synonym: defend.

9 maintain

Support against an opponent.

synonym: uphold.

Dutch: handhaven

10 maintain

Stick to correctly or closely.

synonyms: keep, observe.


Moby thesaurus: abide, accommodate, account as, advocate, affirm, afford, afford support, allege, allege in support, announce, annunciate, answer, argue, argue for, assert, assever, asseverate, assume, aver, avouch ... show more.

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