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| Main Entry: | maintain | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Definition: | To keep in a condition of good repair, efficiency, or use. | |
| Synonyms: | keep up, preserve, sustain | |
| Synonym Collection v1.1 | ||
| Main Entry: | maintain | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Synonyms: | affirm, allege, argue, assert, aver, avouch, avow, claim, conduct, contend, declare, defend, hold, insist, justify, stand firm, state, support, sustain, uphold, vindicate, warrant | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | assert | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Definition: | To put into words positively and with conviction. | |
| Synonyms: | affirm, allege, argue, asseverate, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, declare, hold, say, state | |
| Idioms: | have it | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | defend | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Definition: | To support against arguments, attack, or criticism. | |
| Synonyms: | apologize, justify, vindicate | |
| Idioms: | speak up for, stand up for, stick up for | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | keep | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Definition: | To persevere in some condition, action, or belief. | |
| Synonyms: | retain, stay with | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | support | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Definition: | To supply with the necessities of life. | |
| Synonyms: | keep, provide for | |
| Idioms: | take care of | |
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