Unmaintained
verb (used with object)
1.
to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain:
to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
2.
to keep in an appropriate condition, operation, or force; keep unimpaired:
to maintain order; to maintain public highways.
3.
to keep in a specified state, position, etc.:
to maintain a correct posture; to maintain good health.
4.
to affirm; assert; declare:
He maintained that the country was going downhill.
5.
to support in speech or argument, as a statement or proposition.
6.
to keep or hold against attack:
to maintain one’s ground.
7.
to provide for the upkeep or support of; carry the expenses of:
to maintain a family.
8.
to sustain or support:
not enough water to maintain life.
verb (transitive)
1.
to continue or retain; keep in existence
2.
to keep in proper or good condition: to maintain a building
3.
to support a style of living: the money maintained us for a month
4.
(takes a clause as object) to state or assert: he maintained that Talbot was wrong
5.
to defend against contradiction; uphold: she maintained her innocence
6.
to defend against physical attack
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