Details of word MAINTAIN

Definition of maintain

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.
v. t. - To keep possession of; to hold and defend; not to surrender or relinquish.
v. t. - To continue; not to suffer to cease or fail.
v. t. - To bear the expense of; to support; to keep up; to supply with what is needed.
v. t. - To affirm; to support or defend by argument.

Word "maintain" contains 8 letters : A A I I M N N T

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The words in bold in above lists are commonly used english words.

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