Feed and Maintain

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Feed

Feed verb - To provide food or meals for.

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Maintain is a synonym for feed in augment topic. In some cases you can use "Maintain" instead a verb "Feed", when it comes to topics like serve up.

Nearby Words: feeding, feeder

Maintain

Maintain verb - To keep in good condition.

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Feed is a synonym for maintain in nurture topic. Sometimes you can use "Feed" instead a verb "Maintain", if it concerns topics such as support, serve up.

Nearby Words: maintained, maintaining, maintainable, maintainability

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energy	feed energy	maintain energy
power	feed power	maintain power
body	feed body	maintain body
army	feed army	maintain army
Other words: world, population, powers, bodies.

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With their income, they should never be able to afford to maintain and feed the horse.

Source: Informed Poverty
Stefan Salvatore embodies this trope, preferring to feed from animals then to feed on humans in order to maintain his humanity and keep his bloodlust in check.

Source: Vegetarian Vampire
The vampiress needs to feed on virgin (male) blood three times before Halloween in order to maintain her beauty.

Source: Virgin Sacrifice

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