Related Words for maintain

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sustain
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Verb, Verb
keep
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Verb, Verb
uphold
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Verb, Verb
exert
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Verb, Verb
defend
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Verb, Verb
hold
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Verb, Verb, Noun
observe
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Noun, Verb
wield
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Verb, Verb
assert
x/
Verb, Verb
preserve
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Verb, Verb
keep up
//
Phrase, Verb
retain
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Verb
establish
x/x
Verb
reestablish
xx/x
Verb
regain
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Verb
cultivate
/xx
Verb
build
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Verb
attain
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Verb
restore
x/
Verb, Adverb
develop
x/x
Verb
operate
/xx
Verb
achieve
x/
Verb
create
x/
Verb
manage
/x
Verb
enhance
x/
Verb
strengthen
/x
Verb
enforce
x/
Verb
promote
x/
Verb
provide
x/
Verb
obtain
x/
Verb, Adverb
safeguard
/x
Noun
stabilize
/xx
Verb
improve
x/
Verb
protect
x/
Verb
ensure
x/
Verb
secure
x/
Adjective
insure
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Verb
acquire
x/x
Verb, Adverb
consolidate
x/xx
Verb
strive
/
Verb
utilize
/xx
Verb
undermine
/xx
Verb
destroy
x/
Verb
sufficient
x/x
Adjective
conserve
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Verb
assure
x/
Verb
augment
x/
Verb
consistent
x/x
Adjective
procure
x/
Verb
facilitate
x/xx
Verb
implement
/xx
Verb
optimize
/xx
Verb
perpetuation
xxx/x
Noun
recreate
/xx
Verb
lose
/
Verb
bolster
/x
Noun
generate
/xx
Verb
produce
x/
Verb
fortify
/xx
Verb
solidify
x/xx
Verb
reassert
xx/
Verb
integrate
/xx
Verb
adjust
x/
Verb
modify
/xx
Verb
subvert
x/
Verb
readjust
xx/
Verb
stabilise
/xx
Verb
reduce
x/
Verb
enable
x/x
Verb
elevate
/xx
Verb
jeopardize
/xx
Verb
reinstate
xx/
Verb
rebuild
x/
Verb
raise
/
Verb
recover
x/x
Verb
nurture
/x
Noun
remain
x/
Verb
adhere
x/
Verb
modernize
/xx
Verb
necessary
/xxx
Adjective
obliterate
x/xx
Verb
revive
x/
Verb
replenish
x/x
Verb
maximize
/xx
Verb
suppress
x/
Verb
reinvigorate
xx/xx
Verb
inculcate
/xx
Verb
incorporate
x/xx
Verb
construct
x/
Verb
reinforce
xx/
Verb
furnish
/x
Verb
grow
/
Verb
reconcile
/xx
Verb
imbue
x/
Verb
disrupt
x/
Verb
nourish
/x
Verb
allow
x/
Verb
verify
/xx
Verb
renew
x/
Verb
semblance
/x
Noun
employ
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Verb
clean
/
Adjective
bring
/
Verb
stable
/x
Adjective
regulate
/xx
Verb
evaluate
x/xx
Verb
impose
x/
Verb
assess
x/
Verb
reconstruct
xx/
Verb
possess
x/
Verb
balance
/x
Noun
propagate
/xx
Verb
deliver
x/x
Verb
adequate
/xx
Adjective
revitalize
x/xx
Verb
infuse
x/
Verb
determine
x/x
Verb
demonstrate
/xx
Verb
erode
x/
Verb
usurp
x/
Verb
remove
x/
Verb
reclaim
x/
Verb
proper
/x
Adjective
reach
/
Noun
reconstitute
x/xx
Verb
gain
/
Noun
contribute
x/x
Verb
deploy
x/
Verb
manipulate
x/xx
Verb
help
/
Noun
order
/x
Noun
extend
x/
Verb
make
/
Verb
increase
x/
Noun
seek
/
Verb
continue
x/x
Verb
back up
//
Phrase, Verb
upkeep
/x
Noun
stand behind
/x/
Phrase, Verb
stand by
//
Phrase, Verb
support
x/
Noun
hold up
//
Phrase, Verb
prop up
//
Phrase, Verb
entertain
xx/
Verb
look after
//x
Phrase, Verb
keep on
//
Phrase, Verb
stay
/
Verb
hold together
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
keep at
//
Phrase, Verb
underpin
/xx
Verb
second
/x
Noun
scaffold
/x
Noun
bear out
//
Phrase, Verb
accompany
x/xx
Verb
subsist
x/
Verb
undergird
/x/
Verb
keep in with
/x/
Phrase, Verb
hold down
//
Phrase, Verb
shore up
//
Phrase, Verb
persist
x/
Verb
prop
/
Noun
carry on
/x/
Phrase, Verb
abet
x/
Noun
stick with
//
Phrase, Verb
hang in
/x
Phrase, Verb
hold to
//
Phrase, Verb
survive
x/
Verb
hemostasis
xx/x
Adjective
wellness
/x
Adjective
foster
/x
Adjective
homeostasis
xxx/x
Noun
style
/
Adjective
patency
/xx
Noun
troubleshoot
/xx
Adverb
install
x/
Adverb
quo
/
Noun
abide
x/
Verb
absolute
/xx
Adjective, Noun
administer
x/xx
Verb
adopt
x/
Verb
affirm
x/
Verb
allege
x/
Verb
amuse
x/
Verb
apply
x/
Verb, Adjective
argue
/x
Verb, Noun
aver
/x
Verb, Noun
avow
x/
Verb, Noun
bear
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
believe
x/
Verb
carry
/x
Verb, Noun
claim
/
Noun, Verb
communicate
x/xx
Verb
comply
x/
Verb
conduct
x/
Noun, Verb
confer
x/
Verb, Noun
confirm
x/
Verb, Adverb
conservancy
x/xx
Noun
conservation
xx/x
Noun
consult
x/
Verb, Noun
contend
x/
Verb
continuance
x/xx
Noun
continuation
xxx/x
Noun
convene
x/
Verb
converse
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
day
/
Noun, Verb
discuss
x/
Verb
distance
/x
Noun, Verb
engage
x/
Verb
enjoy
x/
Verb
erect
x/
Adjective, Verb
exercise
/xx
Noun, Verb
fluctuating
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
follow
/x
Verb, Noun
fulfil
x/
Verb
further
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
get
/
Verb, Noun
give
/
Verb, Noun
guarantee
xx/
Noun, Verb
guard
/
Noun, Verb
handle
/x
Verb, Noun
have
/
Verb, Noun
hold the line
/x/
Phrase, Verb
honour
/x
Noun, Verb
insist
x/
Verb
interact
xx/
Verb, Noun
interview
/xx
Noun, Verb
justify
/xx
Verb
lead
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
leave
/
Verb, Noun
maintenance
/xx
Noun
meet
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
monitor
/xx
Verb, Noun
normal
/x
Adjective, Noun
ongoing
/xx
Adjective, Noun
optimum
/xx
Adjective, Noun
patronage
/xx
Noun, Verb
peacekeeping
/xx
Noun
perfect
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
persevere
xx/
Verb
practise
/x
Verb, Noun
predicate
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
press
/
Noun, Verb
proceed
x/
Verb
proclaim
x/
Verb
prolong
x/
Verb
prosecute
/xx
Verb
pursue
x/
Verb
put
/
Verb, Noun
receive
x/
Verb, Noun
repair
x/
Noun, Verb
reservation
xx/x
Noun
reserve
x/
Noun, Verb
respect
x/
Noun, Verb
retention
x/x
Noun
rotational
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
run
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
safe
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
save
/
Verb, Noun
say
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
service
/x
Noun, Verb
serviceability
/xx/xx
Noun
speak
/
Verb, Noun
stand
/
Verb, Noun
stationed
/x
Adjective
steadfast
/x
Adjective
steadier
/xx
Noun
stick
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
store
/
Noun, Verb
strictest
/x
Adjective
strike
/
Noun, Verb
sustainability
xxx/xx
Noun
sustainment
x/x
Noun
sustenance
/xx
Noun
take
/
Verb, Noun
talk
/
Verb, Noun
unbroken
x/x
Adjective
unchanged
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Adjective
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb
fall
/
Verb, Noun
die
/
Verb, Noun
tell
/
Verb, Noun
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
backside
/x
Noun, Adjective
southend
/x
Name