To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to
support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast
sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight.
Hence, to keep from sinking, as in
despondence, or the like; to support.
To maintain; to keep alive; to support; to
subsist; to nourish; as, provisions to sustain an
army.
To aid, comfort, or relieve; to
vindicate.
To endure without failing or yielding; to
bear up under; as, to sustain defeat and
disappointment.
To suffer; to bear; to undergo.
To allow the prosecution of; to admit as
valid; to sanction; to continue; not to dismiss or abate; as, the
court sustained the action or suit.
To prove; to establish by evidence; to
corroborate or confirm; to be conclusive of; as, to sustain a
charge, an accusation, or a proposition.
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