uphold
verb [T] /ʌpˈhəʊld/
/-ˈhoʊld/ (upheld, upheld)Definition
C2 to defend or keep a principle or law, or to say that a decision that has already been made, especially a legal one, is correct: As a police officer you are expected to uphold the law whether you agree with it or not. Judge Davis upheld the county court's decision.Backing, supporting and defendingDefending and protecting upholder /-ˈhəʊl.dər/
/-ˈhoʊl.dɚ/ noun [C] Supporters, members and defendersBelievers and non-believers
/-ˈhoʊl.dɚ/ noun [C] Supporters, members and defendersBelievers and non-believers (Definition of uphold verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -backed suffix (SUPPORTED)
- bang/beat the drum idiom
- behind every great/successful man there stands a woman idiom
- buttress verb
- carry verb (KEEP IN OPERATION)
- countenance verb
- favour noun (SUPPORT)
- favour verb
- fight your corner idiom
- recommend verb
- right behind sb idiom
- speak up for sb/sth phrasal verb
- sponsor verb
- subscribe to sth phrasal verb
- supportive adjective
- sympathize verb (SUPPORT)
- sympathy noun (SUPPORT)
- take up the cudgels for/against sb/sth idiom
- wave/show/fly the flag idiom
- word noun (TALKING)
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