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sustentate
ˈsustentate, v. Obs. or arch. rare. [f. L. sustentāt-, pa. ppl. stem of sustentāre, f. sustent-, pa. ppl. stem of sustinēre to sustain: see -ate3.] trans. To sustain.a 1564 Becon Policy War Pref., Wks. I. 124 Our countrey doeth not onely receaue and ioyfullye sustentate it [sc. the body], but also o...
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sustenate
† sustenate, v. Obs. rare—1. ? Error for sustentate; but cf. next.1712 in G. Fox Hist. Pontefract (1827) 343 The said lands be granted..for the sustenating an afternoon lecturer.
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sustentment
† suˈstentment Obs. rare. [a. OF. sustentement, ad. med.L. sustentāmentum, f. sustentāre: see sustentate.] Sustentation, support.c 1400 tr. Secr. Secr., Gov. Lordsh. 50 Sustentement of kynges. It most nede be of force þat ilk a kyng haue two helpes to susteyn his kyngdome.
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sustentable
† sustentable, a. Obs. rare. [f. L. sustentāre (see sustentate) + -able.] Capable of being sustained or maintained; maintainable.a 1623 Swinburne Spousals (1686) 81 Howsoever the singular Opinion doth seem more probable or more sustentable in the very point of Law.
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sustentative
sustentative, a. (ˈsʌstɛnteɪtɪv, səˈstɛntətɪv) [f. L. sustentāt-: see sustentate and -ive.] 1. Having the quality of sustaining.a 1640 Jackson Creed xi. vi. §4 Unless our Being be supported and strengthned by his power sustentative. 1652 Urquhart Jewel 278 Dialogismes, displaying their Interrogatory...
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sustent
▪ I. † sustent, n. Obs. rare. [? Shortening of sustentacle, after OF. soustien.] That which sustains or supports.1664 Evelyn tr. Freart's Archit. 125 The Base..imports the sustent, prop or foot of a thing.▪ II. † sustent, v. Obs. rare. [f. L. sustent- or ad. L. sustentāre: see sustentate.] trans. To...
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sustentaculum
‖ sustentaculum (sʌstɛnˈtækjʊləm) Pl. -a. [L., f. sustentāre: see sustentate and -cule.] a. Anat. A sustaining or supporting part or organ (only in L. phr., as sustentaculum lienis, tali). b. Zool.: see quot. 1838.1838 Blackwall in Trans. Linnean Soc. (1841) XVIII. 224 note, A strong, moveable spine...
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