What is to endure without failing or yielding; to bear up under; as, to sustain defeat and disappointment called?
sustain — To endure without failing or yielding; to bear up under; as, to sustain defeat and disappointment. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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