maintain
Keep in order
Maintain means to keep something in its existing state or condition.
You maintain a car by servicing it regularly, maintain a friendship by staying in touch, maintain your composure by not losing it.
To maintain a position is to hold it against challenge: She maintained her innocence throughout the trial.
Maintain also means to provide for: He maintains his family on a modest salary.
A maintained thing continues without deterioration; an unmaintained one falls apart.
Declare to be true
- declareState officially
- insistAssert with determination
- contendStruggle in opposition
- argueVerbally oppose another's view
state · claim · avow · uphold · advocate · stand by · profess · hold
Preventing waste or loss
- protectKeep from harm
- conserveKeep from being depleted
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
- perpetuateKeep something going indefinitely
heritage · archive · restore · salvage · curate · artifact · tradition · monument
State of balance
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- steadinessState of being constant
- steadyFixed, not fluctuating
- consistentNot varying or contradicting
constant · reliable · secure · firm · solid · anchor · foundation · regulate
Provide sustenance to
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- prolongExtend in duration
- bolsterStrengthen or buttress
- reinforceAdd strength to something
nurture · feed · fuel · energize · renew · extend · encourage · stimulate
Performing routine maintenance
- repairRestore to working order
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- renovationRestoring to good condition
- restorationReturning something to condition
refurbishment · cleaning · lubrication · inspection · tuning · mechanic · technician · caretaker
affirm
Declare to be true
argue · state · claim · avow · uphold · advocate · stand by · profess · hold · attest
conservation
Preventing waste or loss
perpetuate · heritage · archive · restore · salvage · curate · artifact · tradition · monument · relic
equilibrium
State of balance
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- steadinessState of being constant
- steadyFixed, not fluctuating
consistent · constant · reliable · secure · firm · solid · anchor · foundation · regulate · control
nourish
Provide sustenance to
reinforce · nurture · feed · fuel · energize · renew · extend · encourage · stimulate · invigorate
servicing
Performing routine maintenance
- repairRestore to working order
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- renovationRestoring to good condition
restoration · refurbishment · cleaning · lubrication · inspection · tuning · mechanic · technician · caretaker · janitor
- assertionsassertions, asserting, assert, statements, stating
- formal verbsrequest, inquire, require, submit, proceed
- aviation radioVHF radio, pan-pan, copy, over, out
- sustain synonymssupport, uphold, preserve, continue, carry on
- keeping & fortresseshold, save, store, preserve, conserve
- equipment actionsinstall, connect, disconnect, mount, attach
- maintain appearancesPreserve outward impression
maintained, maintaining, maintains, maintainer, unmaintained, maintainable, maintainers, maintainability