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(1):

(v. t.) Hence, to keep from sinking, as in despondence, or the like; to support.

(2):

(v. t.) To allow the prosecution of; to admit as valid; to sanction; to continue; not to dismiss or abate; as, the court sustained the action or suit.

(3):

(v. t.) To suffer; to bear; to undergo.

(4):

(n.) One who, or that which, upholds or sustains; a sustainer.

(5):

(v. t.) To prove; to establish by evidence; to corroborate or confirm; to be conclusive of; as, to sustain a charge, an accusation, or a proposition.

(6):

(v. t.) To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight.

(7):

(v. t.) To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate.

(8):

(v. t.) To endure without failing or yielding; to bear up under; as, to sustain defeat and disappointment.

(9):

(v. t.) To maintain; to keep alive; to support; to subsist; to nourish; as, provisions to sustain an army.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Sustain'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/sustain.html. 1828.
 
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