maintain
English Thesaurus
1. support against an opponent (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | confirm, reassert, |
| definition | : | strengthen or make more firm (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | justify, vindicate, |
| definition | : | show to be right by providing justification or proof (verb.communication) |
2. state categorically (verb.communication)
| hyponym | : | allege, aver, say, |
| definition | : | report or maintain (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | predicate, proclaim, |
| definition | : | affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of (verb.communication) |
3. state or assert (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | affirm, |
| definition | : | say yes to (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | vindicate, |
| definition | : | maintain, uphold, or defend (verb.communication) |
4. maintain by writing regular records (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | enter, put down, record, |
| definition | : | make a record of; set down in permanent form (verb.communication) |
5. supply with necessities and support (verb.consumption)
| hypernym | : | have, have got, hold, |
| definition | : | have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | patronage, |
| definition | : | support by being a patron of (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | reseed, |
| definition | : | maintain by seeding without human intervention (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | carry, |
| definition | : | keep up with financial support (verb.stative) |
6. maintain for use and service (verb.possession)
7. keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | keep, |
| definition | : | look after; be the keeper of; have charge of (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | embalm, |
| definition | : | preserve a dead body (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | plastinate, |
| definition | : | preserve (tissue) with plastics, as for teaching and research purposes (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | hold the line, |
| definition | : | hold the line on prices; keep the price of something constant (verb.possession) |
8. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., (verb.stative)
| hyponym | : | hold over, |
| definition | : | keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | conserve, |
| definition | : | keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | preserve, |
| definition | : | keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | distance, |
| definition | : | keep at a distance (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | housekeep, |
| definition | : | maintain a household; take care of all business related to a household (verb.stative) |
9. stick to correctly or closely (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | observation, |
| definition | : | the act of making and recording a measurement (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | observation, |
| definition | : | facts learned by observing (noun.cognition) |
10. support against an opponent (verb.communication)
11. state categorically (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | assertion, asseveration, averment, |
| definition | : | a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) (noun.communication) |
12. state or assert (verb.communication)
13. supply with necessities and support (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | maintenance, |
| definition | : | means of maintenance of a family or group (noun.possession) |
14. keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | care, maintenance, upkeep, |
| definition | : | activity involved in maintaining something in good working order (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | preservation, saving, |
| definition | : | the activity of protecting something from loss or danger (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | conservation, |
| definition | : | the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | conservation, preservation, |
| definition | : | an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | preservative, |
| definition | : | tending or having the power to preserve (adj.all) |
15. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., (verb.stative)
| also | : | keep down, number, |
| definition | : | place a limit on the number of (verb.change) |
| also | : | keep off, stay off, |
| definition | : | refrain from entering or walking onto (verb.communication) |
| also | : | keep up, |
| definition | : | maintain a required pace or level (verb.competition) |
| also | : | avoid, keep off, |
| definition | : | refrain from certain foods or beverages (verb.consumption) |
| also | : | keep in, |
| definition | : | cause to stay indoors (verb.social) |
| also | : | hold over, |
| definition | : | keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | maintainable, |
| definition | : | capable of being maintained (adj.all) |
16. stick to correctly or closely (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | observation, |
| definition | : | the act of making and recording a measurement (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | observation, |
| definition | : | facts learned by observing (noun.cognition) |
17. support against an opponent (verb.communication)
18. state categorically (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | assertion, asseveration, averment, |
| definition | : | a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) (noun.communication) |
19. state or assert (verb.communication)
20. supply with necessities and support (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | maintenance, |
| definition | : | means of maintenance of a family or group (noun.possession) |
21. keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | care, maintenance, upkeep, |
| definition | : | activity involved in maintaining something in good working order (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | preservation, saving, |
| definition | : | the activity of protecting something from loss or danger (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | conservation, |
| definition | : | the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | conservation, preservation, |
| definition | : | an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | preservative, |
| definition | : | tending or having the power to preserve (adj.all) |
22. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., (verb.stative)
| also | : | keep down, number, |
| definition | : | place a limit on the number of (verb.change) |
| also | : | keep off, stay off, |
| definition | : | refrain from entering or walking onto (verb.communication) |
| also | : | keep up, |
| definition | : | maintain a required pace or level (verb.competition) |
| also | : | avoid, keep off, |
| definition | : | refrain from certain foods or beverages (verb.consumption) |
| also | : | keep in, |
| definition | : | cause to stay indoors (verb.social) |
| also | : | hold over, |
| definition | : | keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | maintainable, |
| definition | : | capable of being maintained (adj.all) |
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