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To keep from yielding or failing during stress or difficulty

uphold
To keep from falling; support
To give moral or spiritual support or encouragement to
To decide in favor of; agree with and support against opposition; sustain

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1. To keep from falling; support
2. To give moral or spiritual support or encouragement to
3. To decide in favor of; agree with and support against opposition; sustain
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sustain
To support from or as from below; carry the weight or burden of
To provide for the support of; specif., to provide sustenance or nourishment for
To support the spirits, vitality, or resolution of; encourage:

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1. To support from or as from below; carry the weight or burden of
2. To provide for the support of; specif., to provide sustenance or nourishment for
3. To support the spirits, vitality, or resolution of; encourage:
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support
To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain.
To keep from falling in value, as by government purchases:
To be accountable for, or involved with, but not responsible for.

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1. To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain.
2. To keep from falling in value, as by government purchases:
3. To be accountable for, or involved with, but not responsible for.
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prop
To sustain or bolster
To support, hold up, or hold in place with or as with a prop
To support by placing something beneath or against; shore up.

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1. To sustain or bolster
2. To support, hold up, or hold in place with or as with a prop
3. To support by placing something beneath or against; shore up.
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buoy
To hearten or inspire; uplift:
To maintain at a high level; support:
To mark or provide with a buoy

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1. To hearten or inspire; uplift:
2. To maintain at a high level; support:
3. To mark or provide with a buoy
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sustain
To keep in existence; maintain, continue, or prolong:
To strengthen the spirits, courage, etc. of; comfort; buoy up; encourage
To support the spirits, vitality, or resolution of; encourage:

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1. To keep in existence; maintain, continue, or prolong:
2. To strengthen the spirits, courage, etc. of; comfort; buoy up; encourage
3. To support the spirits, vitality, or resolution of; encourage:
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reinforce
To strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation.
To give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen:
To strengthen by adding extra support or material.

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1. To strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation.
2. To give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen:
3. To strengthen by adding extra support or material.
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hold up
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prop
To support, hold up, or hold in place with or as with a prop
To support by placing something beneath or against; shore up.
To sustain or bolster

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1. To support, hold up, or hold in place with or as with a prop
2. To support by placing something beneath or against; shore up.
3. To sustain or bolster
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