Maintain and Need

Maintain

Maintain verb - To keep in good condition.

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Need and maintain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Need" instead a verb "Maintain".

Need verb - To have as a requirement.

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Maintain and need are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Maintain" instead a verb "Need".

Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful

energy	maintain energy	need energy
power	maintain power	need power
strength	maintain strength	need strength
kind	maintain kind	need kind
Other words: place, equipment, air, powers, weapons.

Social animals also maintain hierachies, so smaller individuals need to work much harder to maintain their place.

Source: The Napoleon
For similar reasons, engines only need to fire when changing speed or direction, not fire continuously to maintain a fixed speed.

Source: Artistic License Physics
Averted in Dragonlance, where the deities do not need any worshipers to maintain their power.

Source: Gods Need Prayer Badly

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