sustentar

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to sustain
  2. (transitive) to support, underpin

Concepts

hold
sustain
maintain
support
shore up
keep
prop up
underpin
uphold
buoy
corroborate
countenance
endure
entertain
harbor
harbour
hold up
nourish
nurse
pillar
prop
reinforce
shore
argue

make the point

assert
asseverate
aver
bear
🐻
bear out
bolster
buttress
claim
contend
Synonyms

manter
A2
conservar
C2
ter
A1
guardar
B1
segurar
B2
considerar
B2
escorar
confirmar
B2
Translations

entretenir
tenir
maintenir
garder
détenir
conserver
houden
vasthouden
sostener
sustentar
sostenir
halten
stützen
sustentar
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/sus.tẽˈta(ʁ)/
Etymology

Borrowed from Latin
sustentō
In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin sustentāre.

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