Definition of uphold

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Uphold (v. t.) To aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as, to uphold a person in wrongdoing..

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Plank :: Plank (n.) Fig.: That which supports or upholds, as a board does a swimmer..
Feudalist :: Feudalist (n.) An upholder of feudalism.
Sustainable :: Sustain (n.) One who, or that which, upholds or sustains; a sustainer..
Uphold :: Uphold (v. t.) To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
Sect :: Sect (n.) Those following a particular leader or authority, or attached to a certain opinion; a company or set having a common belief or allegiance distinct from others; in religion, the believers in a particular creed, or upholders of a particular practice; especially, in modern times, a party dissenting from an established church; a denomination; in philosophy, the disciples of a particular master; a school; in society and the state, an order, rank, class, or party..
Monogamist :: Monogamist (n.) One who practices or upholds monogamy.
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..
Upholder :: Upholder (n.) An undertaker, or provider for funerals..
Upheld :: Upheld () imp. & p. p. of Uphold.
Upholder :: Upholder (n.) A broker or auctioneer; a tradesman.
Support :: Support (v. t.) To uphold by aid or countenance; to aid; to help; to back up; as, to support a friend or a party; to support the present administration..
Loyal :: Loyal (a.) Faithful to law; upholding the lawful authority; faithful and true to the lawful government; faithful to the prince or sovereign to whom one is subject; unswerving in allegiance.
Defend :: Defend (v. t.) To repel danger or harm from; to protect; to secure against; attack; to maintain against force or argument; to uphold; to guard; as, to defend a town; to defend a cause; to defend character; to defend the absent; -- sometimes followed by from or against; as, to defend one's self from, or against, one's enemies..
Prelatize :: Prelatize (v. i.) To uphold or encourage prelacy; to exercise prelatical functions.
Poling :: Poling (n.) One of the poles or planks used in upholding the side earth in excavating a tunnel, ditch, etc..
Monogamous :: Monogamous (a.) Upholding, or practicing, monogamy..
Upholder :: Upholder (n.) An upholsterer.
Support :: Support (n.) The act, state, or operation of supporting, upholding, or sustaining..
Scaffold :: Scaffold (v. t.) To furnish or uphold with a scaffold.
Secessionist :: Secessionist (n.) One who upholds secession.
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