Maintain: v.tr. (“to hold together” word coming from between- and to hold).
The verb “maintain” has many meanings:
I) Maintain:
1. To hold in the same state, to make it last, to make it persevere (to maintain, to prolong).
Keeping a fire going (feeding).
The fountain maintains freshness (preserve, guard).
Science: Sustaining a reaction.
Maintain a correspondence, an affair with someone.
To have a good relationship with someone (cultivate).
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