maintain

(verb)

verb

1. cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., `keep clean'

Similar word(s): hold, keep

Definition categories: stative

2. keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction

Similar word(s): conserve, preserve

Definition categories: possession, keep

3. supply with necessities and support

Similar word(s): keep, sustain

Definition categories: consumption, have, hold

4. state categorically

Similar word(s): assert, asseverate

Definition categories: communication, insist

5. have and exercise

Similar word(s): exert, wield

Definition categories: possession, have, hold

6. maintain for use and service

Similar word(s): keep

Definition categories: possession, have, hold

7. maintain by writing regular records

- maintain a record

Similar word(s): keep

Definition categories: communication, enter, record

8. state or assert

- He maintained his innocence

Similar word(s): defend

Definition categories: communication, affirm

9. support against an opponent

Similar word(s): uphold

Definition categories: communication, confirm, reassert

10. stick to correctly or closely

Similar word(s): keep, observe

Definition categories: cognition