Uphold

[ʌp'həʊld] or [ʌp'hold]

Definition

(verb.) stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals.

(verb.) support against an opponent; 'The appellate court upheld the verdict'.

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Definition

(v. t.) To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.

(v. t.) To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain.

(v. t.) To aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as, to uphold a person in wrongdoing.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Support, sustain, hold up, bear up.[2]. Maintain, defend, vindicate, justify.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Support, sustain, elevate, raise, countenance, advocate, sanction, encourage,defend, maintain, vindicate, stand_by

ANT:Subvert, drop, discard, betray, discountenance, oppose, discourage, attack,repudiate, abandon, abjure, renounce

Checker: Patty

Definition

v.t. to hold up: to sustain: to countenance: to defend: to continue without failing.—n. Uphōl′der.—v.t. Uphōl′ster to furnish furniture with stuffing springs &c. to provide with curtains &c.—ns. Uphōl′sterer one who supplies or who sells furniture beds curtains &c.; Uphōl′stery furniture &c. supplied by upholsterers.

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