Thesaurus: uphold

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1. v. t. To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
2. v. t. To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain.
3. v. t. To aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as, to uphold a person in wrongdoing.
4. v. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
5. v. stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals
6. v. support against an opponent
7. 1. To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate. The mournful train with groans, and hands upheld. Besought his pity. Dryden. 2. To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain. Honor shall uphold the humble in spirit. Prov. xxix 3. Faulconbridge, In spite of spite, alone upholds the day. Shak. 3. To aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as, to uphold a person in wrongdoing.
8. v:100 v. stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals v. support against an opponent