Maintain and Submit

Maintain

Maintain verb - To state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration.
Usage example: she continued to maintain that a sewing machine would end up paying for itself since she could make her own clothes

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

Submit

Submit verb - To cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control).

Maintain is a synonym for submit in contention topic. Sometimes you can use "Maintain" instead a verb "Submit", if it concerns topics such as serve up.

Nearby Words: submission, submitted, submitting

Common collocations

life maintain life submit life
order maintain order submit order
body maintain body submit body
rule maintain rule submit rule
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