sostener

Meaning

1. to hold, to hold up, to prop up, to sustain, to underpin (physically)
2. to sustain, to support, to keep (i.e. to give continuity to)
3. to support, to uphold, to hold, to sustain, to contend, to maintain, to argue, to claim, to underpin, to defend

Concepts

hold

sustain

support

maintain

uphold

assert

back

carry

keep up

take

keep

underpin

hold up

bear

claim

cling

countenance

espouse

second

bolster

prop

have

contend

capture

catch

grab

grab onto

grasp

grip

hunt

occupy

receive

seize

take hold of

utilize

contain

bear out

corroborate

stand

go on

cache

conserve

continue

preserve

proceed with

save

stand by

store

buttress

lean

press

push

put

rest

standby

affirm

assent

aver

say yes

state

absorb

bolster up

prop up

allege

foster

stay

wage

put into order

carry in one’s arms

embrace

lean on

steady

accede

stickle

advocate

champion

defend

stand up for

vindicate

asseverate

take hold

hold on

prolong

accept

last

resist

tolerate

feed

endure

reinforce

holds

Hyphenated as

sos‧te‧ner

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sosteˈneɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sustinēre.