sustain (v)
keep (v)
maintain (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 34
def supply with necessities and support
examples She alone sustained her family
The money will sustain our good cause
There's little to earn and many to keep
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 9 Somebody ----s somebody
Frame - 10 Something ----s somebody
Frame - 11 Something ----s something
Outgoing links
Hypernym have, have got, hold
Derivationally related form maintain → maintenance
Derivationally related form maintain → maintenance
Derivationally related form keep → keep
Derivationally related form sustain → sustenance
Hyponym patronage; reseed; carry
Incoming links
Derivationally related form maintenance → maintain
Derivationally related form sustenance → sustain
Derivationally related form keep → keep
Derivationally related form maintenance → maintain
Hypernym patronage; reseed; carry
Hyponym have, have got, hold

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