Definition of uphold

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

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Underprop :: Underprop (v. t.) To prop from beneath; to put a prop under; to support; to uphold.
Fortifier :: Fortifier (n.) One who, or that which, fortifies, strengthens, supports, or upholds..
Warrandice :: Warrandice (n.) The obligation by which a person, conveying a subject or a right, is bound to uphold that subject or right against every claim, challenge, or burden arising from circumstances prior to the conveyance; warranty..
Upheld :: Upheld () imp. & p. p. of Uphold.
Uphold :: Uphold (v. t.) To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain.
Uphold :: Uphold (v. t.) To aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as, to uphold a person in wrongdoing..
Maintain :: Maintain (v. t.) To hold or keep in any particular state or condition; to support; to sustain; to uphold; to keep up; not to suffer to fail or decline; as, to maintain a certain degree of heat in a furnace; to maintain a fence or a railroad; to maintain the digestive process or powers of the stomach; to maintain the fertility of soil; to maintain present reputation..
Corruptionist :: Corruptionist (n.) One who corrupts, or who upholds corruption..
Ultramontanist :: Ultramontanist (n.) One who upholds ultramontanism.
Prelatize :: Prelatize (v. i.) To uphold or encourage prelacy; to exercise prelatical functions.
Staff :: Staff (n.) A stick carried in the hand for support or defense by a person walking; hence, a support; that which props or upholds..
Poling :: Poling (n.) One of the poles or planks used in upholding the side earth in excavating a tunnel, ditch, etc..
Avowance :: Avowance (n.) Upholding; defense; vindication.
Abet :: Abet (v. t.) To support, uphold, or aid; to maintain; -- in a good sense..
Monogamous :: Monogamous (a.) Upholding, or practicing, monogamy..
Upholder :: Upholder (n.) One who, or that which, upholds; a supporter; a defender; a sustainer..
Support :: Support (v. t.) To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar supports a structure; an abutment supports an arch; the trunk of a tree supports the branches..
Upholder :: Upholder (n.) An undertaker, or provider for funerals..
Plank :: Plank (n.) Fig.: That which supports or upholds, as a board does a swimmer..
Presbyterian :: Presbyterian (a.) Of or pertaining to a presbyter, or to ecclesiastical government by presbyters; relating to those who uphold church government by presbyters; also, to the doctrine, discipline, and worship of a communion so governed..
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