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maintainable

Variant of maintain

transitive verb

  1. to keep or keep up; continue in or with; carry on
    1. to keep in existence or continuance: food maintains life
    2. to keep in a certain condition or position, esp. of efficiency, good repair, etc.; preserve: to maintain roads
  2. to keep or hold (a place, position, etc.) against attack; defend
    1. to uphold or defend, as by argument; affirm
    2. to declare in a positive way; assert
  3. to support by aid, influence, protection, etc.
  4. to support by providing means of existence; bear the expenses of: to maintain a family

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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