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buttress verb
/ˈbʌt.rəs/ v [T] Definition
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to build buttresses to support a building or structureIt was decided to buttress the crumbling walls.
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to make support for an idea or argument stronger by providing a good reason for itThe arguments for change are buttressed by events elsewhere.
(Definition of buttress verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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Synonyms and related words:
- -backed
- back
- backing
- Behind every great/successful man there stands a woman.
- close ranks
- defence
- espouse
- flag-waving
- pander to sb/sth
- stand up for sth/sb
- stick together
- strike a blow for sth
- support v (ENCOURAGE)
- support v (HELP)
- support v (PROVIDE)
- support n (ENCOURAGEMENT)
- take up the cudgels for/against sb/sth
- tip the scales
- wave/show/fly the flag
- with
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