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Maintain
meɪnˈteɪn
- cause or enable (a condition or situation) to continue
"the need to maintain close links between industry and schools"
continue keep keep going keep up keep alive keep in existence carry on preserve conserve prolong perpetuate sustain bolster (up) prop up retain support bear- keep (something) at the same level or rate
"agricultural prices will have to be maintained"
- keep (a building, machine, or road) in good condition by checking or repairing it regularly
"the Department for Transport is responsible for maintaining the main roads in England"
- provide with necessities for life or existence
"the allowance covers the basic costs of maintaining a child"
- keep (a military unit) supplied with equipment and other requirements
"an English garrison was maintained there in the seventeenth century"
- give one's support to; uphold
"the king swears he will maintain the laws of God"
- state something strongly to be the case; assert
"he has always maintained his innocence"