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maintain verb (maintained, maintaining) 1 to continue; to keep something in existence • must maintain this level of commitment. 2 to keep something in good condition; to preserve it • The property has been beautifully maintained. 3 to pay the expenses of someone or something; to support them financially • a duty to maintain his children. 4 to continue to argue something; to affirm or assert (eg an opinion, one's innocence, etc). maintainable adj. maintained adj, especially in compounds said of a school, etc: financially supported, eg from public funds • grant-maintained. maintainer noun.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from French maintenir, from Latin manu tenere to hold in the hand.
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