maintain

Definition of maintain

Verbs

keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"

Synonyms:: hold, keep

Types:: show 12 types...; hide 12 types...; pressurise, pressurize
maintain a certain pressure; bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; re-start, restart, resume
take up or begin anew; hang in, hang on, hold on, persevere, persist
be persistent, refuse to stop; perpetuate
cause to continue or prevail; keep up, prolong, sustain
lengthen or extend in duration or space; mummify
preserve while making lifeless; hold over
keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time; conserve
keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change; preserve
keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing; distance
keep at a distance; housekeep
maintain a household; take care of all business related to a household

keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction

Synonyms:: conserve, keep up, preserve

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; embalm
preserve a dead body; mummify
remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it; plastinate
preserve (tissue) with plastics, as for teaching and research purposes; hold the line
hold the line on prices; keep the price of something constant

Type of:: keep
look after; be the keeper of; have charge of

supply with necessities and support

Synonyms:: keep, sustain

Types:: patronage
support by being a patron of; reseed
maintain by seeding without human intervention; carry
keep up with financial support

Type of:: have, have got, hold
have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense

state categorically

Synonyms:: assert, asseverate

Types:: allege, aver, say
report or maintain; plead
make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts; predicate, proclaim
affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of

Type of:: insist, take a firm stand
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

have and exercise

Synonyms:: exert, wield

Type of:: have, have got, hold
have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense

maintain for use and service

Synonyms:: keep

Type of:: have, have got, hold
have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense

maintain by writing regular records

"maintain a record"

Synonyms:: keep

Type of:: enter, put down, record
make a record of; set down in permanent form

state or assert

"He maintained his innocence"

Synonyms:: defend

Types:: vindicate
maintain, uphold, or defend

Type of:: affirm
say yes to

support against an opponent

Synonyms:: uphold

Types:: justify, vindicate
show to be right by providing justification or proof; excuse, explain
serve as a reason or cause or justification of; legitimate
show or affirm to be just and legitimate

Type of:: confirm, reassert
strengthen or make more firm

stick to correctly or closely

Synonyms:: keep, observe

Vocabulary Lists for maintain

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slay
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catharsis
unconstrained
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abandon
abbreviate
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abandon
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access
accommodate

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