sustain
English Thesaurus
1. undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) (verb.body)
hypernym | : | experience, get, have, receive, |
definition | : | go through (mental or physical states or experiences) (verb.perception) |
hyponym | : | break down, collapse, |
definition | : | collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack (verb.body) |
hyponym | : | cramp, |
definition | : | suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle (verb.body) |
verb group | : | have, |
definition | : | suffer from; be ill with (verb.body) |
2. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts (verb.cognition)
hyponym | : | back, back up, |
definition | : | establish as valid or genuine (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | vouch, |
definition | : | give supporting evidence (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | verify, |
definition | : | confirm the truth of (verb.cognition) |
hyponym | : | document, |
definition | : | support or supply with references (verb.cognition) |
hyponym | : | validate, |
definition | : | prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something (verb.cognition) |
3. admit as valid (verb.communication)
hypernym | : | acknowledge, admit, |
definition | : | declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of (verb.communication) |
4. 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) |
5. provide with nourishment (verb.consumption)
hypernym | : | cater, ply, provide, supply, |
definition | : | give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance (verb.consumption) |
hyponym | : | carry, |
definition | : | be able to feed (verb.consumption) |
6. be the physical support of; carry the weight of (verb.contact)
hyponym | : | scaffold, |
definition | : | provide with a scaffold for support (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | block, |
definition | : | support, secure, or raise with a block (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | carry, |
definition | : | bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | chock, |
definition | : | support on chocks (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | buoy, buoy up, |
definition | : | keep afloat (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | pole, |
definition | : | support on poles (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | bracket, |
definition | : | support with brackets (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | underpin, |
definition | : | support from beneath (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | truss, |
definition | : | support structurally (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | brace, |
definition | : | support by bracing (verb.contact) |
7. lengthen or extend in duration or space (verb.stative)
hyponym | : | continue, keep, keep on, retain, |
definition | : | allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature (verb.social) |
8. undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) (verb.body)
9. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts (verb.cognition)
antonym | : | contradict, negate, |
definition | : | prove negative; show to be false (verb.cognition) |
derivation | : | affirmation, |
definition | : | a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand (noun.act) |
derivation | : | confirmation, |
definition | : | information that confirms or verifies (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | collateral, confirmative, confirmatory, confirming, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying, |
definition | : | serving to support or corroborate (adj.all) |
10. supply with necessities and support (verb.consumption)
derivation | : | maintenance, |
definition | : | means of maintenance of a family or group (noun.possession) |
11. provide with nourishment (verb.consumption)
derivation | : | nurturance, |
definition | : | physical and emotional care and nourishment (noun.act) |
derivation | : | sustainable, |
definition | : | capable of being sustained (adj.pert) |
12. be the physical support of; carry the weight of (verb.contact)
derivation | : | support, supporting, |
definition | : | the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening (noun.act) |
derivation | : | garter, supporter, |
definition | : | a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve) (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | holder, |
definition | : | a holding device (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | support, |
definition | : | any device that bears the weight of another thing (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | support, |
definition | : | supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation (noun.artifact) |
13. lengthen or extend in duration or space (verb.stative)
derivation | : | sustainable, |
definition | : | capable of being sustained (adj.pert) |
14. undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) (verb.body)
15. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts (verb.cognition)
antonym | : | contradict, negate, |
definition | : | prove negative; show to be false (verb.cognition) |
derivation | : | affirmation, |
definition | : | a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand (noun.act) |
derivation | : | confirmation, |
definition | : | information that confirms or verifies (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | collateral, confirmative, confirmatory, confirming, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying, |
definition | : | serving to support or corroborate (adj.all) |
16. supply with necessities and support (verb.consumption)
derivation | : | maintenance, |
definition | : | means of maintenance of a family or group (noun.possession) |
17. provide with nourishment (verb.consumption)
derivation | : | nurturance, |
definition | : | physical and emotional care and nourishment (noun.act) |
derivation | : | sustainable, |
definition | : | capable of being sustained (adj.pert) |
18. be the physical support of; carry the weight of (verb.contact)
derivation | : | support, supporting, |
definition | : | the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening (noun.act) |
derivation | : | garter, supporter, |
definition | : | a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve) (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | holder, |
definition | : | a holding device (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | support, |
definition | : | any device that bears the weight of another thing (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | support, |
definition | : | supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation (noun.artifact) |
19. lengthen or extend in duration or space (verb.stative)
derivation | : | sustainable, |
definition | : | capable of being sustained (adj.pert) |
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