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Definition of Sustains

Sustain
Sustain Sus*tain", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sustained; p. pr. & vb. n. Sustaining.] [OE. sustenen, susteinen, OF. sustenir, sostenir, F. soutenir (the French prefix is properly fr. L. subtus below, fr. sub under), L. sustinere; pref. sus- (see Sub-) + tenere to hold. See Tenable, and cf. Sustenance.] 1. 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. Every pillar the temple to sustain. --Chaucer. 2. Hence, to keep from sinking, as in despondence, or the like; to support. No comfortable expectations of another life to sustain him under the evils in this world. --Tillotson. 3. To maintain; to keep alive; to support; to subsist; to nourish; as, provisions to sustain an army. 4. To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate. --Shak. His sons, who seek the tyrant to sustain. --Dryden. 5. To endure without failing or yielding; to bear up under; as, to sustain defeat and disappointment. 6. To suffer; to bear; to undergo. Shall Turnus, then, such endless toil sustain? --Dryden. You shall sustain more new disgraces. --Shak. 7. 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. 8. To prove; to establish by evidence; to corroborate or confirm; to be conclusive of; as, to sustain a charge, an accusation, or a proposition. Syn: To support; uphold; subsist; assist; relieve; suffer; undergo.
Sustain
Sustain Sus*tain", n. One who, or that which, upholds or sustains; a sustainer. [Obs.] I waked again, for my sustain was the Lord. --Milton.

Meaning of Sustains from wikipedia

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- Look up sustain in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sustain is a parameter of musical sound in time. Sustain may also refer to: Sustain (album), a 2007...
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- Sustainable development is an approach to growth and human development that aims to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of...
- typically the rightmost of two or three pedals. When pressed, the sustain pedal "sustains" all the damped strings on the piano by moving all the dampers...
- God the Sustainer is the conception of God who sustains and upholds everything in existence. Al Qayyum, sometimes rendered "The Sustainer" is one of the...
- Energy is sustainable if it "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of ****ure generations to meet their own needs." Definitions...
- Sustainable living describes a lifestyle that attempts to reduce the use of Earth's natural resources by an individual or society. Its practitioners often...
- Environmentally sustainable design (also called environmentally conscious design, eco-design, etc.) is the philosophy of designing physical objects, the...
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