uphold

/ʌpˈhəʊld/ verb [T] (past tense and past participle upheld)

Definition

AGREE › to agree with a decision, especially a legal one, and say it was correct: The court upheld the ruling.

SUPPORT › to support a decision, principle, or law: Police officers are expected to uphold the law.

(Definition of uphold verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

If a reason, argument or explanation holds water, it is true

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