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sustain

Divide sustain into syllables:

sus · tain

How to pronounce sustain:

Definition of sustain:

sustain:
The past tense of Sustain is sustained.

Synonyms for sustain:

continuepreserveprolongretain

Antonyms for sustain:

cutrestrictexpeditesuspendinterruptholdbreakhaltsummarisestop
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