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sustain

verb

/səˈsteɪn/

Meaning

To support, maintain, or keep something going over time.

The team worked hard to sustain their success.

sustain a loss

maintain, uphold, continue, support, endure

abandon, quit, discontinue

sustain growth, sustain life, sustain damage, sustain interest

to stretch out or extend to something or someone

to understand or explain something wrongly

To spread or give out something, especially news, information, ideas, etc., to a lot of people.

to persistently annoy or torment someone

to call together or summon a meeting or assembly

to refuse to accept, recognize, or support something