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Definition sustain

Etymology

From Middle English susteinen, sustenen, from Old French sustenir (French soutenir), from Latin sustine?, sustin?re (�to uphold�), from sub- (�from below, up�) + tene? (�hold�, verb).

Verb

sustain (third-person singular simple present sustains, present participle sustaining, simple past and past participle sustained)

1. (transitive) To maintain, or keep in existence.
2. (transitive) To provide for or nourish.
3. (transitive) To encourage or sanction (something). (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought):
4. (transitive) To experience or suffer (an injury, etc.).
5. (transitive) To confirm, prove, or corroborate; to uphold.
6. To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support.
7. To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate.

Noun

sustain (plural sustains)

1. (music) A mechanism which can be used to hold a note, as the right pedal on a piano.

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