v. 25B6; verb
they wanted to maintain peace : PRESERVE, conserve, keep, retain, keep going, keep alive, keep up, prolong, perpetuate, sustain, carry on, continue.
the council maintains the roads : KEEP IN GOOD CONDITION, keep in (good) repair, keep up, service, care for, take good care of, look after.
the costs of maintaining a family : SUPPORT, provide for, keep, sustain; nurture, feed, nourish.
he always maintained his innocence 007C; he maintains that he is innocent : INSIST (ON), declare, assert, protest, affirm, avow, profess, claim, allege, contend, argue, swear (to), hold to; formal aver; rare asseverate.
break, discontinue, neglect, deny.