sustain
C1Academic AWL-5Frequent NGSL-3UK /səˈsteɪn/US /səˈsteɪn/
Meaning
verb
to provide enough of what somebody/something needs in order to live or exist
“Which planets can sustain life?”
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“self-sustaining uh self- sustaining base”
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