support
verb [T] (ACCEPT) /səˈpɔːt/
/-ˈpɔːrt/ formalDefinition
› to accept something and allow it to happen: The headteacher told the boys that he would not support that kind of behaviour.Allowing and permittingTolerating and enduringCoping and not copingDealing with things or people
(Definition of support verb (ACCEPT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- admit of sth phrasal verb
- allow of sth phrasal verb
- allow verb (GIVE PERMISSION)
- allowable adjective
- authorization noun
- authorize verb
- concession noun (SOMETHING ALLOWED)
- given the chance/choice idiom
- go ahead phrasal verb
- imprimatur noun
- leave noun (PERMISSION)
- leave verb (GIVE RESPONSIBILITY)
- let sb/sth in phrasal verb
- let sb/sth out phrasal verb
- sanction noun (APPROVAL)
- submit verb (ALLOW)
- unlicensed adjective
- valid adjective
- waive verb
- wear verb (ALLOW)
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Allowing and permitting
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