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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Regian :: Regian (n.) An upholder of kingly authority; a royalist.
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..
Corruptionist :: Corruptionist (n.) One who corrupts, or who upholds corruption..
Underprop :: Underprop (v. t.) To prop from beneath; to put a prop under; to support; to uphold.
Monogamous :: Monogamous (a.) Upholding, or practicing, monogamy..
Sustain :: Sustain (v. t.) To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight..
Upholder :: Upholder (n.) A broker or auctioneer; a tradesman.
Staylace :: Stayer (n.) One who upholds or supports that which props; one who, or that which, stays, stops, or restrains; also, colloquially, a horse, man, etc., that has endurance, an a race..
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..
Avowance :: Avowance (n.) Upholding; defense; vindication.
Support :: Support (n.) That which upholds, sustains, or keeps from falling, as a prop, a pillar, or a foundation of any kind..
Uphold :: Uphold (v. t.) To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain.
Monogamist :: Monogamist (n.) One who practices or upholds monogamy.
Ultramontanist :: Ultramontanist (n.) One who upholds ultramontanism.
Uphold :: Uphold (v. t.) To aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as, to uphold a person in wrongdoing..
Upheld :: Upheld () imp. & p. p. of Uphold.
Support :: Support (n.) The act, state, or operation of supporting, upholding, or sustaining..
Abet :: Abet (v. t.) To support, uphold, or aid; to maintain; -- in a good sense..
Feudalist :: Feudalist (n.) An upholder of feudalism.
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..
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