Definition of uphold

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Uphold (v. t.) To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.

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Feudalist :: Feudalist (n.) An upholder of feudalism.
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.
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..
Uphold :: Uphold (v. t.) To aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as, to uphold a person in wrongdoing..
Ultramontanist :: Ultramontanist (n.) One who upholds ultramontanism.
Sustainable :: Sustain (n.) One who, or that which, upholds or sustains; a sustainer..
Upholder :: Upholder (n.) A broker or auctioneer; a tradesman.
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.
Underprop :: Underprop (v. t.) To prop from beneath; to put a prop under; to support; to uphold.
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..
Monogamist :: Monogamist (n.) One who practices or upholds monogamy.
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..
Abet :: Abet (v. t.) To support, uphold, or aid; to maintain; -- in a good sense..
Upholder :: Upholder (n.) One who, or that which, upholds; a supporter; a defender; a sustainer..
Secessionist :: Secessionist (n.) One who upholds secession.
Corruptionist :: Corruptionist (n.) One who corrupts, or who upholds corruption..
Poling :: Poling (n.) One of the poles or planks used in upholding the side earth in excavating a tunnel, ditch, etc..
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..
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..
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