sustain
Verb
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is a type of: bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold - keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
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is a type of: experience, get, have, receive - go through (mental or physical states or experiences)subtypes:verb group: have - suffer from; be ill with
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is a type of: cater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenancesubtypes: carry - be able to feed
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subtypes:
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subtypes:
- scaffold - provide with a scaffold for support
- block - support, secure, or raise with a block
- carry - bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of
- chock - support on chocks
- buoy, buoy up - keep afloat
- pole - support on poles
- bracket - support with brackets
- underpin - support from beneath
- prop, prop up, shore, shore up - support by placing against something solid or rigid
- truss - support structurally
- brace - support by bracing
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is a type of: acknowledge, admit - declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
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subtypes:
- back, back up - establish as valid or genuine
- vouch - give supporting evidence
- verify - confirm the truth of
- demonstrate, establish, prove, shew, show - establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
- document - support or supply with references
- validate - prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something
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