maintain
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- v keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"
- v keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
- v supply with necessities and support
- v state categorically
- v have and exercise
- v maintain for use and service
- v maintain by writing regular records
maintain a record - v state or assert
He maintained his innocence - v support against an opponent
- v stick to correctly or closely
- Part of this is out of necessity: to maintain a high circulation, she must appeal to as broad an audience as possible.
- Photographer Anthony Suau documents the surging influence of the drug cartels in Northern Mexico and the efforts by police to maintain law and order.
- If you can't maintain a conversation and your heart is beating rapidly, then you've probably crossed into vigorous.