What is to affirm; to support or defend by argument. It is hard to maintain the truth, but much harder to be maintained by it. South. See Assert called?
maintain — To affirm; to support or defend by argument. It is hard to maintain the truth, but much harder to be maintained by it. South. See Assert. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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