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Definition of Maintain

1. Verb. Keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,. "The students keep me on my toes"

2. Verb. Keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction. "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"

3. Verb. Supply with necessities and support. "There's little to earn and many to keep"

4. Verb. State categorically. "They maintain that there was a traffic accident "

5. Verb. Have and exercise. ; "Wield power and authority"

6. Verb. Maintain for use and service. "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"

7. Verb. Maintain by writing regular records. "Keep notes"

8. Verb. State or assert. "He maintained his innocence"

9. Verb. Support against an opponent. "The appellate court upheld the verdict"

10. Verb. Stick to correctly or closely. "I cannot keep track of all my employees"

Definition of Maintain

1. v. t. To hold or keep in any particular state or condition; to support; to sustain; to uphold; to keep up; not to suffer to fail or decline; as, to maintain a certain degree of heat in a furnace; to maintain a fence or a railroad; to maintain the digestive process or powers of the stomach; to maintain the fertility of soil; to maintain present reputation.

Definition of Maintain

1. Verb. (obsolete transitive) To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action. (defdate 14th-19th c.) ¹

2. Verb. To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.). (defdate from 14th c.) ¹

3. Verb. To declare or affirm (a clause) to be true; to assert. (defdate from 15th c.) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Maintain

1. to keep in proper condition [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Maintain

1. 1. To hold or keep in any particular state or condition; to support; to sustain; to uphold; to keep up; not to suffer to fail or decline; as, to maintain a certain degree of heat in a furnace; to maintain a fence or a railroad; to maintain the digestive process or powers of the stomach; to maintain the fertility of soil; to maintain present reputation. 2. To keep possession of; to hold and defend; not to surrender or relinquish. "God values . . . Every one as he maintains his post." (Grew) 3. To continue; not to suffer to cease or fail. "Maintain talk with the duke." (Shak) 4. To bear the expense of; to support; to keep up; to supply with what is needed. "Glad, by his labour, to maintain his life." (Stirling) "What maintains one vice would bring up two children." (Franklin) 5. To affirm; to support or defend by argument. "It is hard to maintain the truth, but much harder to be maintained by it." (South) Synonym: To assert, vindicate, allege. See Assert. Origin: OE. Maintenen, F. Maintenir, properly, to hold by the hand; main hand (L. Manus) + F. Tenir to hold (L.tenere). See Manual, and Tenable. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Maintain

mainspring mainsprings mainstage mainstay mainstays mainstream mainstream America mainstream American mainstreamed mainstreamer

mainstreamers mainstreaming mainstreams mainstreet mainstreets maintain (current term) maintainability maintainable maintained maintainence

maintainer maintainers maintainership maintainest maintaineth maintaining maintainor maintainors maintains maintenance

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