1
                    as in nurtured
                                                
              
          
                                                      to supply with nourishment                                       
              
                             a granola bar should sustain you long enough to last until lunch                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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              2
                    as in experienced
                                                
              
          
                                                      to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it                                       
              
                             sustained serious injuries in the car crash                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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3
                    as in endured
                                                
              
          
                                                      to put up with (something painful or difficult)                                       
              
                             I won't sustain such insolence!                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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4
                    as in bolstered
                                                
              
          
                                                      to hold up or serve as a foundation for                                       
              
                             that old chair won't sustain your weight                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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