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maintain

English

Etymology

From Middle English mayntenen, from Old French maintenir, from Late Latin man?tene?, man?ten?re (I support), from Latin man? (with the hand) + tene? (I hold).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /me?n?te?n/, /m?n?te?n/
  • Rhymes: -e?n

Verb

maintain (third-person singular simple present maintains, present participle maintaining, simple past and past participle maintained)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action. [14th-19thc.]
  2. To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.). [from 14thc.]
  3. To declare or affirm (a clause) to be true; to assert. [from 15thc.]

Antonyms

  • (to keep up): abandon

Derived terms

  • maintainability

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

  • amanitin

maintain From the web:

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  • what maintains water balance
  • what maintains blood pressure


pipefitter

English

Etymology

pipe +? fitter

Noun

pipefitter (plural pipefitters)

  1. An industrial tradesman who installs and maintains piping systems

Synonyms

  • steamfitter

Translations

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