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Sustainment

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Noun

1. maintenance, sustainment, sustenance, sustentation, upkeep

the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence

Example Sentences:
'they were in want of sustenance'
'fishing was their main sustainment'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sustainment

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to hold up under; withstand
to sustain great provocation
2. 
to undergo (an injury, loss, etc); suffer
to sustain a broken arm
3. 
to maintain or prolong
to sustain a discussion
4. 
to support physically from below
5. 
to provide for or give support to, esp by supplying necessities
to sustain one's family
to sustain a charity
6. 
to keep up the vitality or courage of
7. 
to uphold or affirm the justice or validity of
to sustain a decision
8. 
to establish the truth of; confirm
noun
9. music
the prolongation of a note, by playing technique or electronics

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Sustainment

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verb transitive
1. 
to keep in existence; keep up; maintain or prolong
to sustain a mood
2. 
to provide for the support of; specif., to provide sustenance or nourishment for
3. 
to support from or as from below; carry the weight or burden of
4. 
to strengthen the spirits, courage, etc. of; comfort; buoy up; encourage
5. 
to bear up against; endure; withstand
6. 
to undergo or suffer (an injury, loss, etc.)
7. 
to uphold the validity or justice of
to sustain a verdict
8. 
to confirm; corroborate

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Sustainment

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tr.v. sus·tained, sus·tain·ing, sus·tains
1.
a. To keep in existence; maintain, continue, or prolong: sustain an effort.
b. To keep up (a joke or assumed role, for example) competently.
2.
a. To supply with necessities or nourishment; provide for: the income needed to sustain a family.
b. To support the spirits, vitality, or resolution of; encourage: We were sustained by her unflagging optimism.
3. To support from below; keep from falling or sinking; prop: The beams sustain the weight of the roof.
4.
a. To bear up under; withstand: can't sustain the blistering heat.
b. To experience or suffer: sustained minor injuries.
5. To affirm the validity of: The judge has sustained the prosecutor's objection.
n.
A capacity of a musical instrument to continue the resounding of a note or tone.

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