maintain

maintain that the theory is wrong

enough food to maintain life.

maintain a close contact

The government maintains the law.

slack in maintaining discipline.

maintain a strict silence on sth.

to maintain the status quo

Food is necessary to maintain life.

It is clearly illogical to maintain such a proposition.

The idea is to maintain the regularity of the heartbeat.

they maintain antediluvian sex-role stereotypes.

they maintained an arm's-length relationship.

maintain manifold links with...

maintaining an even tempo;

Erectile dysfunction leads to an inability to develop and maintain a full erection.

This absolute power will maintain, will be maintained in the family.

We maintain good habits to keep up good appearance and thereby maintain a good relationship.

There's a linguistics standard that has to be maintained.

All the while, she maintained a hobby.

So that balance has to be maintained.

Maintaining healthy articular cartilage is the chondrocyte's job, a specialized cell responsible for maintaining everything cartilage-related.

The lack of oversight made maintaining quality impossible.

Maintaining this fine balance is called maintaining homeostasis.

Today Mount Rushmore is carefully maintained to prevent cracking.