sustain
sustain
v. trans.
Lean, rest: P. and V. ἐρείδειν (also Plat. but rare P.); see support.
Maintain, feed: P. and V. τρέφειν, P. διατρέφειν ; see maintain.
Keep, preserve: P. and V. σώζειν, φῠλάσσειν ; see preserve.
Come to the help of: P. and V. βοηθεῖν (dat.).
Endure: P. and V. ἀ̆νέχεσθαι, φέρειν ; see endure.
Hold out against: P. and V. ἀντέχειν (dat.), V. καρτερεῖν (acc.).
Sustain a loss: P. and V. ζημιοῦσθαι, P. ἐλασσοῦσθαι.
v. trans.
Lean, rest: P. and V. ἐρείδειν (also Plat. but rare P.); see support.
Maintain, feed: P. and V. τρέφειν, P. διατρέφειν ; see maintain.
Keep, preserve: P. and V. σώζειν, φῠλάσσειν ; see preserve.
Come to the help of: P. and V. βοηθεῖν (dat.).
Endure: P. and V. ἀ̆νέχεσθαι, φέρειν ; see endure.
Hold out against: P. and V. ἀντέχειν (dat.), V. καρτερεῖν (acc.).
Sustain a loss: P. and V. ζημιοῦσθαι, P. ἐλασσοῦσθαι.
SUSTAIN
sustinere (in nearly all the meanings of the English word which is derived from it; onus causam se personam civitatis aliquem or necessitatem alicujus opibus suis mala labores; also impetum hostis Caes.): sustentare (to hold upright): servare: conservare (to keep preserve; e.g. rem familiarem conservare): tueri (to maintain keep up). (The words are found in this connection and order.) tueri et conservari: alere (by nourishment; then also general term to support maintain). (The words are found in this connection and order.) alere et sustentare: sustentare et alere; and (in the sense of propping up supporting) fulcire et sustinere. To sustain one’s self se servare; se conservare; salutem suam tueri; ali sustineri se sustentare; by anything aliqua re (to prolong one’s life by etc.): to sustain anybody’s life aliquem (integrum) conservare; alicui saluti esse; salutis auctorem esse alicui (general term to save one’s life); alicui sanitatem restituere (to restore one’s life as a physician): to sustain one’s credit fidem suam tueri; expedire: to sustain the part or character of anybody agere aliquem or pro aliquo (☞ se agere aliquem is incorrect; Vid: Benecke Justin. 1 6 16); gerere sustinere alicujus personam (☞ agere alicujus personam is incorrect); vicem alicujus implere (to take the place of anybody).
sustinere (in nearly all the meanings of the English word which is derived from it; onus causam se personam civitatis aliquem or necessitatem alicujus opibus suis mala labores; also impetum hostis Caes.): sustentare (to hold upright): servare: conservare (to keep preserve; e.g. rem familiarem conservare): tueri (to maintain keep up). (The words are found in this connection and order.) tueri et conservari: alere (by nourishment; then also general term to support maintain). (The words are found in this connection and order.) alere et sustentare: sustentare et alere; and (in the sense of propping up supporting) fulcire et sustinere. To sustain one’s self se servare; se conservare; salutem suam tueri; ali sustineri se sustentare; by anything aliqua re (to prolong one’s life by etc.): to sustain anybody’s life aliquem (integrum) conservare; alicui saluti esse; salutis auctorem esse alicui (general term to save one’s life); alicui sanitatem restituere (to restore one’s life as a physician): to sustain one’s credit fidem suam tueri; expedire: to sustain the part or character of anybody agere aliquem or pro aliquo (☞ se agere aliquem is incorrect; Vid: Benecke Justin. 1 6 16); gerere sustinere alicujus personam (☞ agere alicujus personam is incorrect); vicem alicujus implere (to take the place of anybody).
sustain:
I. To bear, uphold:
1, sustĭneo, tĭnui, tentum, 2: the air s.s the flight of birds, aër s. volatus alitum, Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 101.
2. sustento, 1: Alcanor s.s his falling brother, Al. fratrem ruentem s., Virg. Aen. 10, 339.
3. sublĕvo, 1: bees s. their wearied king on their shoulders, apes fessum regem humeris s., Plin. 11, 17, 17, § 54: v.SUPPORT , PROP UP . Phr.: temples s.'d by vast columns, templa vastis innixa columnis, Ov. Pont. 3, 2, 49.
II. To support, maintain:
1. sustĭneo, 2: we are nourished and s.'d by corn, alimur et s. re frumentaria, Cic. Verr. 3, 5, 11.
2. sustento, 1: Liv. 2, 34: Cic.: Tac.
3. tŏlĕro, 1 (with the notion of doing so barely): to just s. life by agriculture, t. vitam exercendo agros, Tac. A. 11, 7.
4. ălo, ălui, ălĭtum, 3: v.MAINTAIN , NOURISH .
III. To bear, bear up against
1. sustĭneo, 2: to s. labours, labores s., Cic. Rep. 1, 3.
2. fero, tŭli, lātum, 3. Join: ferre et sustinere, id. Tusc. 5, 6, 16.
3. sustento, 1: to s. the extremity of famine, extremam famem s., Caes. B. G. 7, 17: the defence was with difficulty s.'d, aegre sustentatum est, ib. 2, 6. Phr.: we have s.'d a severe defeat, pugna magna victi sumus, Liv. 22, 7: to s. a loss, facere damnum, Pl. Capt. 2, 2, 77: ferre damna, Ov. Her. 15, 64: jacturam facere, Cic. Fin. 2, 24, 79 jacturam pati, Col. praef. 1, 1: vSUPPER .
IV. To sustain a character or part: to s. the principal character (in a play), primas partes agere, Ter. Ph. prol. 27: discere partes (of an actor), id. Heaut. prol. 10. Fig.: to s. the part of friend, amicum agere, Tac. H. 1, 30: to s. the part of an emperor, principem gerere, Plin. Pan. 44.
I. To bear, uphold:
1, sustĭneo, tĭnui, tentum, 2: the air s.s the flight of birds, aër s. volatus alitum, Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 101.
2. sustento, 1: Alcanor s.s his falling brother, Al. fratrem ruentem s., Virg. Aen. 10, 339.
3. sublĕvo, 1: bees s. their wearied king on their shoulders, apes fessum regem humeris s., Plin. 11, 17, 17, § 54: v.
II. To support, maintain:
1. sustĭneo, 2: we are nourished and s.'d by corn, alimur et s. re frumentaria, Cic. Verr. 3, 5, 11.
2. sustento, 1: Liv. 2, 34: Cic.: Tac.
3. tŏlĕro, 1 (with the notion of doing so barely): to just s. life by agriculture, t. vitam exercendo agros, Tac. A. 11, 7.
4. ălo, ălui, ălĭtum, 3: v.
III. To bear, bear up against
1. sustĭneo, 2: to s. labours, labores s., Cic. Rep. 1, 3.
2. fero, tŭli, lātum, 3. Join: ferre et sustinere, id. Tusc. 5, 6, 16.
3. sustento, 1: to s. the extremity of famine, extremam famem s., Caes. B. G. 7, 17: the defence was with difficulty s.'d, aegre sustentatum est, ib. 2, 6. Phr.: we have s.'d a severe defeat, pugna magna victi sumus, Liv. 22, 7: to s. a loss, facere damnum, Pl. Capt. 2, 2, 77: ferre damna, Ov. Her. 15, 64: jacturam facere, Cic. Fin. 2, 24, 79 jacturam pati, Col. praef. 1, 1: v
IV. To sustain a character or part: to s. the principal character (in a play), primas partes agere, Ter. Ph. prol. 27: discere partes (of an actor), id. Heaut. prol. 10. Fig.: to s. the part of friend, amicum agere, Tac. H. 1, 30: to s. the part of an emperor, principem gerere, Plin. Pan. 44.
ὀχέω
to uphold, sustain, endure
endure, sustain
ὑποστηρίζω
to underprop, sustain
to uphold, sustain, endure
appearing fewer than 50 times
διαπάσχωendure, sustain
ὑποστηρίζω
to underprop, sustain
gero
to bear about, bear, carry, wear, have, hold, sustain; (pass.) be done, happen
sustineo
to hold up, hold upright, uphold, bear up, keep up, support, sustain
alo
to feed, nourish, support, sustain, maintain
adiuvo
to help, assist, aid, support, further, sustain
firmo
to make firm, strengthen, fortify, sustain
tolero
to bear, endure, support, sustain, suffer
sustento
to hold up, hold upright, uphold, support, prop, sustain
to nourish, sustain
to bear about, bear, carry, wear, have, hold, sustain; (pass.) be done, happen
sustineo
to hold up, hold upright, uphold, bear up, keep up, support, sustain
alo
to feed, nourish, support, sustain, maintain
adiuvo
to help, assist, aid, support, further, sustain
firmo
to make firm, strengthen, fortify, sustain
tolero
to bear, endure, support, sustain, suffer
sustento
to hold up, hold upright, uphold, support, prop, sustain
appearing fewer than 50 times
nutricorto nourish, sustain