'Uphold' definitions:
Definition of 'uphold'
(from WordNet)
verb
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" [syn: continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve] [ant: cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop]
verb
Stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals
verb
Support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict" [syn: uphold, maintain]
Definition of 'Uphold'
From: GCIDE
- Uphold \Up*hold"\, v. t.
- 1. To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate. [1913 Webster]
- The mournful train with groans, and hands upheld. Besought his pity. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain. [1913 Webster]
- Honor shall uphold the humble in spirit. --Prov. xxix 3. [1913 Webster]
- Faulconbridge, In spite of spite, alone upholds the day. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as, to uphold a person in wrongdoing. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'uphold'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accept,
- admire,
- advocate,
- affirm,
- afford support,
- aid,
- allege in support,
- answer,
- approve,
- approve of,
- argue for,
- assert,
- assist,
- attest,
- authenticate,
- back,
- back up,
- backstop,
- bear,
- bear out,
- bear up,
- bless,
- bolster,
- bolster up,
- boost,
- brace,
- buoy,
- buoy up,
- buttress,
- carry,
- cast up,
- certify,
- champion,
- circumstantiate,
- confirm,
- conserve,
- contend for,
- copyright,
- corroborate,
- countenance,
- counter,
- cradle,
- crutch,
- cushion,
- defend,
- document,
- elevate,
- embrace,
- endorse,
- erect,
- escalate,
- espouse,
- esteem,
- favor,
- finance,
- float,
- float high,
- fortify,
- fund,
- give support,
- guard,
- heave,
- heft,
- heighten,
- heist,
- help,
- hike,
- hoick,
- hoist,
- hold,
- hold up,
- hold with,
- jerk up,
- justify,
- keep,
- keep afloat,
- keep alive,
- keep in countenance,
- keep intact,
- keep inviolate,
- keep safe,
- keep up,
- knock up,
- lend support,
- levitate,
- lift,
- lift up,
- lob,
- loft,
- mainstay,
- maintain,
- make a plea,
- not destroy,
- not endanger,
- not expend,
- not use up,
- not waste,
- OK,
- patent,
- perk up,
- pick up,
- pillow,
- plead for,
- preserve,
- probate,
- promote,
- prop,
- prop up,
- protect,
- prove,
- raise,
- raise up,
- ratify,
- rear,
- rear up,
- rebut,
- refute,
- register,
- reinforce,
- reply,
- respect,
- respond,
- ride high,
- riposte,
- rise,
- sanction,
- save,
- say in defense,
- set up,
- shore,
- shore up,
- shoulder,
- side with,
- sky,
- spare,
- speak for,
- speak up for,
- stand by,
- stand up for,
- stay,
- stick up,
- stick up for,
- strengthen,
- subsidize,
- substantiate,
- subvention,
- subventionize,
- support,
- sustain,
- take kindly to,
- take up,
- think well of,
- throw up,
- underbrace,
- undergird,
- underlie,
- underpin,
- underset,
- up,
- upbear,
- upbuoy,
- upcast,
- upheave,
- uphoist,
- upkeep,
- uplift,
- upraise,
- uprear,
- upthrow,
- urge reasons for,
- validate,
- verify,
- view with favor,
- vindicate,
- waft,
- warrant