Maintain

·vt To Continue; not to suffer to cease or fail.

II. Maintain ·vt To Affirm; to support or defend by argument.

III. Maintain ·vt To keep possession of; to hold and defend; not to surrender or relinquish.

IV. Maintain ·vt To bear the expense of; to Support; to keep up; to supply with what is needed.

V. Maintain ·vt To hold or keep in any particular state or condition; to Support; to Sustain; to Uphold; to keep up; not to suffer to fail or decline; as, to maintain a certain degree of heat in a furnace; to maintain a fence or a railroad; to maintain the digestive process or powers of the stomach; to maintain the fertility of soil; to maintain present reputation.