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1. Keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"
   - keep, hold
    
2. Keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
   - conserve, preserve, keep up
    
3. Supply with necessities and support
   - sustain, keep
    
4. State categorically
   - assert, asseverate
    
5. Have and exercise
   - wield, exert
    
6. Maintain for use and service
   - keep
    
7. Maintain by writing regular records
   "maintain a record"
   - keep
    
8. State or assert
   "He maintained his innocence"
   - defend
    
9. Support against an opponent
   - uphold
    
10. Stick to correctly or closely
    - observe, keep

Derived forms: maintained, maintains, maintaining

See also: maintainable, maintainer, maintenance

Type of: affirm, confirm, enter, have, have got, hold, insist, keep, put down, reassert, record, take a firm stand

Encyclopedia: Maintain