sostenere

Etymology
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Verb

 * 1) to support, to hold up, to prop, to carry the weight of
 * 2) to sustain, to bear, to stand, to suffer
 * 3) to support, to back, to stand up for, to uphold, to defend, to cheer up
 * 4) to state, to assert, to claim, to maintain
 * 5)  to play, to act
 * 6)  to be the arche of
 * 1) to state, to assert, to claim, to maintain
 * 2)  to play, to act
 * 3)  to be the arche of
 * 1)  to be the arche of