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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Upholder :: Upholder (n.) A broker or auctioneer; a tradesman.
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..
Regian :: Regian (n.) An upholder of kingly authority; a royalist.
Underprop :: Underprop (v. t.) To prop from beneath; to put a prop under; to support; to uphold.
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..
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..
Secessionist :: Secessionist (n.) One who upholds secession.
Ultramontanist :: Ultramontanist (n.) One who upholds ultramontanism.
Upheld :: Upheld () imp. & p. p. of Uphold.
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..
Avowance :: Avowance (n.) Upholding; defense; vindication.
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..
Scaffold :: Scaffold (v. t.) To furnish or uphold with a scaffold.
Monogamist :: Monogamist (n.) One who practices or upholds monogamy.
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..
Corruptionist :: Corruptionist (n.) One who corrupts, or who upholds corruption..
Plank :: Plank (n.) Fig.: That which supports or upholds, as a board does a swimmer..
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..
Fortifier :: Fortifier (n.) One who, or that which, fortifies, strengthens, supports, or upholds..
Feudalist :: Feudalist (n.) An upholder of feudalism.
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