sustain

1. Lengthen or extend in duration or space (synset 202685340)
   "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work"
   is a type of: bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold - keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
   subtypes: continue, keep, keep on, retain - allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
   same as: keep up, prolong
2. Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) (synset 200065410)
   "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"
   is a type of: experience, get, have, receive - go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
   subtypes:

   • break down, collapse - collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
   • cramp - suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle
   • break up, collapse, crack, crack up, crock up - suffer a nervous breakdown
   same as: get, have, suffer
   verb group: have - suffer from; be ill with
3. Provide with nourishment (synset 201205348)
   "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"
   is a type of: cater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
   subtypes: carry - be able to feed
   same as: nourish, nurture
4. Supply with necessities and support (synset 201187158)
   "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"
   is a type of: have, have got, hold - have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
   subtypes:

   • patronage - support by being a patron of
   • reseed - maintain by seeding without human intervention
   • carry - keep up with financial support
   same as: keep, maintain
5. Be the physical support of;
   Carry the weight of (synset 201219607)
   "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"
   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
   same as: hold, hold up, support
6. Admit as valid (synset 200820083)
   "The court sustained the motion"
   is a type of: acknowledge, admit - declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
7. Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts (synset 200667804)
   "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"
   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
   same as: affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support

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