Maintained
- Maintain Main*tain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Maintained}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Maintaining}.] [OE. maintenen, F. maintenir,
properly, to hold by the hand; main hand (L. manus) + F.
tenir to hold (L. tenere). See {Manual}, and Tenable.]
1. To hold or keep in any particular state or condition; to
support; to sustain; to uphold; to keep up; not to suffer
to fail or decline; as, to maintain a certain degree of
heat in a furnace; to maintain a fence or a railroad; to
maintain the digestive process or powers of the stomach;
to maintain the fertility of soil; to maintain present
reputation.
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2. To keep possession of; to hold and defend; not to surrender or relinquish. [1913 Webster]
God values . . . every one as he maintains his post. --Grew. [1913 Webster]
3. To continue; not to suffer to cease or fail. [1913 Webster]
Maintain talk with the duke. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
4. To bear the expense of; to support; to keep up; to supply with what is needed. [1913 Webster]
Glad, by his labor, to maintain his life. --Stirling. [1913 Webster]
What maintains one vice would bring up two children. --Franklin. [1913 Webster]
5. To affirm; to support or defend by argument. [1913 Webster]
It is hard to maintain the truth, but much harder to be maintained by it. --South. [1913 Webster]
Syn: To assert; vindicate; allege. See {Assert}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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maintained — maintained; un·maintained; … English syllables
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maintained — Carried on; kept possession and care of; kept effectively; commenced and continued … Black's law dictionary
maintained nursery schools — England, Wales A small unit attached to a primary school that children aged three and four years attend on a full or part time basis. Attendance at a maintained nursery school is free. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and… … Law dictionary
maintained in prison — index in custody Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
maintained order — kept neat, kept tidy; kept things under control … English contemporary dictionary
maintained the standard — did not lower the level of quality, did not embarrass the company with low quality work … English contemporary dictionary
