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sustain

verb
  1. To keep in a condition of good repair, efficiency, or use: keep up, maintain, preserve. See keep
  2. To hold up: bear, carry, support. See over
  3. To keep from yielding or failing during stress or difficulty: bolster, buoy (up), prop, support, uphold. See help
  4. To put up with: abide, accept, bear, brook 2, endure, go, stand (for), stomach, suffer, support, swallow, take, tolerate, withstand. Informal: lump 2. Idioms: take it, take it lying down. See accept

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