sustain
1. lengthen or extend in duration or space (Freq. 8)
- We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible
- prolong the treatment of the patient
- keep up the good work
• Syn:
prolong, keep up
• Derivationally related forms:
sustainable, sustainer, sustenance, prolongation (for: prolong)
• Hypernyms:
continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve
• Hyponyms:
retain, continue, keep, keep on
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) (Freq. 3)
- She suffered a fracture in the accident
- He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars
- She got a bruise on her leg
- He got his arm broken in the scuffle
• Syn:
suffer, have, get
• Derivationally related forms:
sufferer (for: suffer)
• Hypernyms:
experience, receive, have, get
• Hyponyms:
break down, collapse, cramp, crack up, crack,
crock up, break up
• Verb Group:
have
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. provide with nourishment (Freq. 2)
- We sustained ourselves on bread and water
- This kind of food is not nourishing for young children
• Syn:
nourish, nurture
• Derivationally related forms:
sustainable, sustainment, sustenance, nurturance (for: nurture), nutrient (for: nourish), nourishment (for: nourish)
• Hypernyms:
provide, supply, ply, cater
• Hyponyms:
carry
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
4. supply with necessities and support (Freq. 2)
- She alone sustained her family
- The money will sustain our good cause
- There's little to earn and many to keep
• Syn:
keep, maintain
• Derivationally related forms:
maintenance (for: maintain), keep (for: keep), sustenance
• Hypernyms:
have, have got, hold
• Hyponyms:
patronage, reseed, carry
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
5. be the physical support of;
carry the weight of (Freq. 1)
- The beam holds up the roof
- He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam
- What's holding that mirror?
• Syn:
hold, support, hold up
• Derivationally related forms:
support (for: support), supporter (for: support), supporting (for: support), holder (for: hold)
• Hyponyms:
scaffold, block, carry, chock, buoy,
buoy up, pole, bracket, underpin, prop up, prop,
shore up, shore, truss, brace
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
6. admit as valid (Freq. 1)
- The court sustained the motion
• Derivationally related forms:
sustainable
• Hypernyms:
admit, acknowledge
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
7. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
- his story confirmed my doubts
- The evidence supports the defendant
• Syn:
confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, affirm
• Ant:
negate (for: affirm)
• Derivationally related forms:
affirmable (for: affirm), affirmation (for: affirm), support (for: support), substantiative (for: substantiate), substantiation (for: substantiate), sustainable, corroborative (for: corroborate), corroboratory (for: corroborate), corroboration (for: corroborate), confirmative (for: confirm), confirmatory (for: confirm), confirmation (for: confirm)
• Hyponyms:
back, back up, vouch, verify, prove,
demonstrate, establish, show, shew, document, validate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
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