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Meaning of maintain

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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}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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