Maintain and Route

Maintain

Maintain verb - To keep in good condition.

Route is an antonym for maintain.

Route

Route verb - To point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front.

Maintain is an antonym for route in send along a path topic.

Nearby Words: rout, routed, routing, router

Common collocations

power maintain power route power
army maintain army route army

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Speedy When that fails, he tries strategies such as stealing Pop's car (Pop has to run his route once a day to maintain the rights) and attacking Pop's car with a horde of mooks.
    Source: Film / Speedy
  • Visual Novel / Nameless Red while he seems to be happily embracing his delusions of being a TV action hero in the making, it's revealed in his route that he feels that this is a completely necessary front to believe in and maintain, since without it he feels completely worthless and lacking in identity.
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