maintain

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English

Etymology

From Middle English mayntenen, from Old French maintenir, from Late Latin manūteneō, manūtenēre (“I support”), from Latin manū (“with/in/by the hand”, ablative of manus) + tenēre (“to hold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meɪnˈteɪn/, /mənˈteɪn/
• Rhymes: -eɪn

Verb

maintain (third-person singular simple present maintains, present participle maintaining, simple past and past participle maintained)

1. To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.). [from 14th c.]
2. To declare or affirm (a clause) to be true; to assert. [from 15th c.]
3. To keep in good condition and working order.
4. (obsolete, transitive) To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action. [14th–19th c.]

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “to keep up”): abandon

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Anagrams

• amanitin