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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.
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Every pillar the temple to sustain. Chaucer.
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2. Hence, to keep from sinking, as in despondence, or the like; to support.
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No comfortable expectations of another life to sustain him under the evils in this world. Tillotson.
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3. To maintain; to keep alive; to support; to subsist; to nourish; as, provisions to sustain an army.
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4. To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate. Shak.
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His sons, who seek the tyrant to sustain. Dryden.
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5. To endure without failing or yielding; to bear up under; as, to sustain defeat and disappointment.
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6. To suffer; to bear; to undergo.
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Shall Turnus, then, such endless toil sustain? Dryden.
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You shall sustain more new disgraces. Shak.
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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.
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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.
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Syn. -- To support; uphold; subsist; assist; relieve; suffer; undergo.
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Sus*tain" (?), n. One who, or that which, upholds or sustains; a sustainer. [Obs.]
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I waked again, for my sustain was the Lord. Milton.
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