Suspire

sus-pir", v. To fetch a long, deep breath; to sigh. [L. suspirare, to breathe out, sigh. sub and spirare. to breathe.] — Suspir'al. n. A breathing-hole; vent; ventiduct: a spring of water pa ing under ground toward a cistern or conduit.— Suspira'tion, n. Act of sizhing: a sigh. Sustain, sus tan', v. [-taixed i-tand'), -taixixg.] To keep from falling; to bear: to keep from sinking in despondence; to maintain, keep alive, nourish; to aid, vindicate, comfort, or relieve; to endure without failing or yielding: to suffer, undergo; to allow the prosecution of, sanction; to prove, establish by evidence, be conclusive ot as evidence. (Mus.) To continue, as the sound of notes through their whole length. [OF. sustenir, L. sustinere, sub and tenere. to hold.] — Su3tain'able, a. Capable of being sustained. — Sustain'er, — Sus'tenance, -te-nans, n. Act of sustaining support: maintenance; that which supports life: food: provisions. [OF.] — Sus ten talion, n. Preservation from falling support; use of food or provisions maintenance of [L. sustentatio, sus tent are. to support, maintain, intens. form of sustinere.]