sustain vs break up

break up vs sustain

sustain and break up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sustain	No	No	Yes	No
break up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, break up is a hyponym of sustain; that is, break up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sustain:

sustain: undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
break up: suffer a nervous breakdown

Other hyponyms of sustain include break down, collapse, cramp, collapse, crack, crack up, crock up, stress.

sustain (verb)	break up (verb)
undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)	laugh unrestrainedly
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts	break or cause to break into pieces
admit as valid	come to an end
supply with necessities and support	separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
provide with nourishment	cause to go into a solution
be the physical support of; carry the weight of	cause to separate
lengthen or extend in duration or space	close at the end of a session
	bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
	make a break in
	set or keep apart
	break violently or noisily; smash
	attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
	release ice
	destroy the completeness of a set of related items
	take apart into its constituent pieces
	suffer a nervous breakdown
	disband
	to cause to separate and go in different directions
	discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

Difference between sustain and break up

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