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Meaning of maintain
1 definition found From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: maintain v 1: keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes" [syn: {keep}, {maintain}, {hold}] 2: keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts" [syn: {conserve}, {preserve}, {maintain}, {keep up}] 3: supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep" [syn: {sustain}, {keep}, {maintain}] 4: state categorically [syn: {assert}, {asseverate}, {maintain}] 5: have and exercise; "wield power and authority" [syn: {wield}, {exert}, {maintain}] 6: maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips" [syn: {keep}, {maintain}] 7: maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes" [syn: {keep}, {maintain}] 8: state or assert; "He maintained his innocence" [syn: {maintain}, {defend}] 9: support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict" [syn: {uphold}, {maintain}] 10: stick to correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees" [syn: {observe}, {keep}, {maintain}]
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