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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Monogamous :: Monogamous (a.) Upholding, or practicing, monogamy..
Prelatize :: Prelatize (v. i.) To uphold or encourage prelacy; to exercise prelatical functions.
Uphold :: Uphold (v. t.) To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
Fortifier :: Fortifier (n.) One who, or that which, fortifies, strengthens, supports, or upholds..
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.
Regian :: Regian (n.) An upholder of kingly authority; a royalist.
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..
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..
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..
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..
Underprop :: Underprop (v. t.) To prop from beneath; to put a prop under; to support; to uphold.
Feudalist :: Feudalist (n.) An upholder of feudalism.
Support :: Support (n.) The act, state, or operation of supporting, upholding, or sustaining..
Plank :: Plank (n.) Fig.: That which supports or upholds, as a board does a swimmer..
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..
Uphold :: Uphold (v. t.) To aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as, to uphold a person in wrongdoing..
Upholder :: Upholder (n.) One who, or that which, upholds; a supporter; a defender; a sustainer..
Sustainable :: Sustain (n.) One who, or that which, upholds or sustains; a sustainer..
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