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Another word for uphold

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uphold

v.

To hold up
brace, buttress, prop; see support 1.
To maintain
confirm, sustain, back up; see support 2. See syn. study at support.

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Another word for uphold

verb

To move (something) to a higher position:
boost, elevate, heave, hoist, lift, pick up, raise, rear², take up, uplift, upraise, uprear. See rise
To keep from yielding or failing during stress or difficulty:
bolster, buoy (up), prop, support, sustain. See help
To sustain the weight of:
bear, carry, hold, support. See support
To aid the cause of by approving or favoring:
advocate, back, champion, endorse, get behind, plump for, recommend, side with, stand behind, stand by, support. Idioms: align oneself with, go to bat for, take the part of. See support

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Constantine accepted the decision of the council and resolved to uphold it.
The government also sought to make criminals of some use to the state, by placing them in a situation where they could do little harm to society, and might help to uphold the dominion of their nation.
Franklin wrote a paper on the causes of earthquakes for his Gazette of the 15th of December 1737; and he eagerly collected material to uphold his theory that waterspouts and whirlwinds resulted from the same causes.
But the firmness of the allied powers and their determination to uphold the conditions of the treaty compelled the king most reluctantly to submit to the inevitable.
Manoel swore to uphold the constitution and was acclaimed king by the cortes.

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