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  1. sustain
    [səˈstān]
    verb
    sustain (verb)
    sustains (third person present)
    sustained (past tense)
    sustained (past participle)
    sustaining (present participle)
    1. strengthen or support physically or mentally:
      "this thought had sustained him throughout the years"
      • undergo or suffer (something unpleasant, especially an injury):
        "he died after sustaining severe head injuries"
        • cause to continue or be prolonged for an extended period or without interruption:
          "he cannot sustain a normal conversation"
          • uphold, affirm, or confirm the justice or validity of:
            "the allegations of discrimination were sustained"
            noun
            sustain (noun)
            music
            1. an effect or facility on a keyboard or electronic instrument whereby a note can be sustained after the key is released.
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              Pronunciation
              verb
              səˈstān
              Tone

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              Origin
              Middle English: from Old French soustenir, from Latin sustinere, from sub- ‘from below’ + tenere ‘hold’.
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              sustain
              sə-ˈstān
              verb
              sustained; sustaining; sustains
              1. to give support or relief to
              2. to supply with sustenance : nourish
              3. keep up, prolong
              4. to support the weight of : propto carry or withstand (a weight or pressure)
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