sustain
verb
[ səˈsteɪn ]
• strengthen or support physically or mentally.
• "this thought had sustained him throughout the years"
Similar:
comfort,
help,
assist,
encourage,
succour,
support,
give strength to,
be a source of strength to,
be a tower of strength to,
buoy up,
carry,
cheer up,
hearten,
see someone through,
buck up,
• undergo or suffer (something unpleasant, especially an injury).
• "he sustained severe head injuries"
• cause to continue for an extended period or without interruption.
• "he cannot sustain a normal conversation"
Similar:
continue,
carry on,
keep up,
keep going,
keep alive,
keep in existence,
keep,
maintain,
prolong,
preserve,
conserve,
protract,
perpetuate,
bolster up,
prop up,
retain,
extend,
continuous,
ongoing,
steady,
continual,
continuing,
constant,
running,
prolonged,
persistent,
non-stop,
perpetual,
unfaltering,
unremitting,
unabating,
unrelenting,
relentless,
unrelieved,
unbroken,
never-ending,
unending,
incessant,
unceasing,
ceaseless,
round the clock,
• uphold, affirm, or confirm the justice or validity of.
• "the allegations of discrimination were sustained"
Similar:
uphold,
validate,
ratify,
vindicate,
confirm,
endorse,
approve,
verify,
corroborate,
substantiate,
bear out,
prove,
authenticate,
attest to,
back up,
evidence,
justify,
sustain
noun
• an effect or facility on a keyboard or electronic instrument whereby a note can be sustained after the key is released.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French soustenir, from Latin sustinere, from sub- ‘from below’ + tenere ‘hold’.
