uphold (verb)
1uphold — ► VERB (past and past part. upheld) 1) confirm or support. 2) maintain (a custom or practice). DERIVATIVES upholder noun …
2uphold — verb ADVERB ▪ consistently, firmly, rigorously, vigorously ▪ unanimously ▪ Three judges unanimously upheld the sentence. VERB + UPHOLD …
3uphold — up·hold vt held, hold·ing: to judge valid: let stand uphold an award; specif: to hold constitutional uphold the practice of having religious invocations and benedictions at high school graduation ceremonies Sands v. Morongo Unified Sch. Dist.,… …
4uphold — UK US /ʌpˈhəʊld/ verb [T] (upheld, upheld) LAW ► to state that a decision which has already been made, especially a legal one, is correct: uphold a decision/ruling/appeal »The court is said to be upholding its decision. ► to keep or defend a… …
5uphold — verb past tense and past participle upheld, (T) 1 to defend or support a law, system, or principle so that it is not made weaker: They want to uphold traditional family values. 2 if a court upholds a decision made by another court, it states that …
6uphold — verb 1) the court upheld his claim for damages Syn: confirm, endorse, sustain, approve, agree to, support; champion, defend Ant: overturn, oppose 2) they ve a tradition to uphold Sy …
7uphold — verb 1) the court upheld his claim Syn: confirm, endorse, sustain, approve, support, back (up) 2) they ve a tradition to uphold Syn: maintain, sustain, continue, preserve, protect …
8uphold — verb /ˌʌpˈhold/ a) To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate. but there was still a connexion upheld among the different ideas, which succeeded each other. b) To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain …
9uphold — verb (past and past participle upheld) confirm or support. ↘maintain (a custom or practice). Derivatives upholder noun …
10uphold — [[t]ʌpho͟ʊld[/t]] upholds, upholding, upheld 1) VERB If you uphold something such as a law, a principle, or a decision, you support and maintain it. [V n] Our policy has been to uphold the law... [V n] It is the responsibility of every government …
