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Meaning 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.