Definition of sustain

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

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Sostenuto :: Sostenuto (a.) Sustained; -- applied to a movement or passage the sounds of which are to sustained to the utmost of the nominal value of the time; also, to a passage the tones of which are to be somewhat prolonged or protacted..
Sustainment :: Sustainer (n.) One who, or that which, sustains..
Sustaining :: Sustained (imp. & p. p.) of Sustai.
Endurer :: Endurer (n.) One who, or that which, endures or lasts; one who bears, suffers, or sustains..
Sustainable :: Sustain (n.) One who, or that which, upholds or sustains; a sustainer..
Aerostatics :: Aerostatics (n.) The science that treats of the equilibrium of elastic fluids, or that of bodies sustained in them. Hence it includes aeronautics..
Sustain :: Sustaining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sustai.
Continuant :: Continuant (a.) Continuing; prolonged; sustained; as, a continuant sound..
Bear :: Bear (v. t.) To admit or be capable of; that is, to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change..
Sustain :: Sustain (v. t.) To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate..
Clamp :: Clamp (n.) A thick plank on the inner part of a ship's side, used to sustain the ends of beams..
Bearer :: Bearer (n.) One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries..
Weak :: Weak (v. i.) Not having power to convince; not supported by force of reason or truth; unsustained; as, a weak argument or case..
Indemnity :: Indemnity (n.) Indemnification, compensation, or remuneration for loss, damage, or injury sustained..
Damage :: Damage (n.) The estimated reparation in money for detriment or injury sustained; a compensation, recompense, or satisfaction to one party, for a wrong or injury actually done to him by another..
Case :: Case (n.) One of the forms, or the inflections or changes of form, of a noun, pronoun, or adjective, which indicate its relation to other words, and in the aggregate constitute its declension; the relation which a noun or pronoun sustains to some other word..
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..
Supporter :: Supporter (n.) Especially, an adherent; one who sustains, advocates, and defends; as, the supporter of a party, faction, or candidate..
Float :: Float (v. t.) To support and sustain the credit of, as a commercial scheme or a joint-stock company, so as to enable it to go into, or continue in, operation..
Bear :: Bear (v. t.) To support or sustain; to hold up.
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