Shall Turnus, then, such endless toil sustain?
Dryden.
You shall sustain more new disgraces.
Shak.
7. To allow the prosecution of; to admit as valid; to sanction; to
continue; not to dismiss or abate; as, the court sustained the action
or suit.
8. To prove; to establish by evidence; to corroborate or confirm; to be
conclusive of; as, to sustain a charge, an accusation, or a
proposition.
Syn. -- To support; uphold; subsist; assist; relieve; suffer; undergo.
Sus*tain" (?), n. One who, or that which, upholds or sustains; a
sustainer. [Obs.]