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Definição e significado de uphold
Definição
uphold (v. trans.)
1.stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals
2.support against an opponent"The appellate court upheld the verdict"
3.keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last"preserve the peace in the family" "continue the family tradition" "Carry on the old traditions"
uphold (v.)
1.support materially or financially"he does not support his natural children" "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"
2.support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm"The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"
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Merriam Webster
UpholdUp*hold" (?), v. t.
1. To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
The mournful train with groans, and hands upheld.
Besought his pity. Dryden.
2. To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain.
Honor shall uphold the humble in spirit. Prov. xxix 3.
Faulconbridge,
In spite of spite, alone upholds the day. Shak.
3. To aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as, to uphold a person in wrongdoing.
Sinónimos
uphold (v.)
affirm, bear out, bolster, confirm, corroborate, second, substantiate, support, take the stand, underpin
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uphold (v.)
↘ check, collateral, confirmation, confirmative, confirmatory, confirming, corroborative, corroboratory, ratification, substantiating, substantiation, substantiative, validating, validatory, verification, verificatory, verifying
uphold (v. trans.)
≠ cease, cease from, discontinue, give up, lay off, leave off, quit, stop
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Dicionario analógico
uphold (v.)
uphold (v.)
affirmer (fr)[Classe]
aller dans le même sens, confirmer (fr)[Classe]
procédure judiciaire (fr)[DomaineCollocation]
agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally, tie in/up[Hyper.]
documentation, support - certification, corroboration, documentation - collateral, confirmative, confirmatory, confirming, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying[Dérivé]
uphold (v. tr.)
confirm, reassert[Hyper.]
maintainer, sustainer, upholder[Dérivé]
uphold (v. tr.)
hold, keep, keep up, maintain[Hyper.]
maintainer, sustainer, upholder - preservation[Dérivé]
continue, go forward, proceed - carry on, continue, get about, go along, go on, keep, keep going, keep it up, keep on, proceed[Domaine]
cease, cease from, discontinue, give up, lay off, leave off, quit, stop[Ant.]
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