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main·tain Audio Help (mān-tān') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. main·tained, main·tain·ing, main·tains

To keep up or carry on; continue: maintain good relations.
To keep in an existing state; preserve or retain: maintain one's composure.
To keep in a condition of good repair or efficiency: maintain two cars.
1. To provide for; support: maintain a family.
2. To keep in existence; sustain: enough food to maintain life.
To defend or hold against criticism or attack: maintained his stand on taxes.
To declare to be true; affirm: maintained her innocence.
To adhere or conform to; keep: maintain a busy schedule.

[Middle English maintainen, from Old French maintenir, from Medieval Latin manutenēre, from Latin manū tenēre, to hold in the hand : manū, ablative of manus, hand; see man-² in Indo-European roots + tenēre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

main·tain'a·bil'i·ty n., main·tain'a·ble adj., main·tain'er n.

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