Sustain :: Sustaining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sustai.

Sustain :: Sustain (v. t.) To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight..

Sustain :: Sustain (v. t.) Hence, to keep from sinking, as in despondence, or the like; to support..

Sustain :: Sustain (v. t.) To maintain; to keep alive; to support; to subsist; to nourish; as, provisions to sustain an army..

Sustain :: Sustain (v. t.) To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate..

Sustain :: Sustain (v. t.) To endure without failing or yielding; to bear up under; as, to sustain defeat and disappointment..

Sustain :: Sustain (v. t.) To suffer; to bear; to undergo.

Sustain :: Sustain (v. t.) To allow the prosecution of; to admit as valid; to sanction; to continue; not to dismiss or abate; as, the court sustained the action or suit..

Sustain :: Sustain (v. t.) To prove; to establish by evidence; to corroborate or confirm; to be conclusive of; as, to sustain a charge, an accusation, or a proposition..

Sustainable :: Sustain (n.) One who, or that which, upholds or sustains; a sustainer..

Sustained :: Suspired (a.) Ardently desired or longed for; earnestly coveted.

Sustained :: Sustainable (a.) Capable of being sustained or maintained; as, the action is not sustainable..

Sustainer :: Sustained (a.) Held up to a certain pitch, degree, or level; uniform; as, sustained pasion; a sustained style of writing; a sustained note in music..

Sustaining :: Sustained (imp. & p. p.) of Sustai.

Sustainment :: Sustainer (n.) One who, or that which, sustains..

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