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up·hold (up hōld′)

transitive verb upheld -·held′, upholding -·hold′·ing

  1. to hold up; raise
  2. to keep from falling; support
  3. to give moral or spiritual support or encouragement to
  4. to decide in favor of; agree with and support against opposition; sustain

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uphold Synonyms

uphold

v.

  1. To hold up

    brace, buttress, prop; see support 1.

  2. To maintain

    confirm, sustain, back up; see support 2. See syn. study at support.


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uphold Usage Examples

Object

  • complaint: We did not uphold the complaint against the PCT.

Modifying Another Word

  • proudly: Motor Caravan Magazine proudly upholds many traditions - our annual Quality Awards, for example, or our comprehensive Insurance Survey.

Used with why or when

  • what: Sadly, believers in the past have often been known to resort to forgery to uphold what they have little evidence for in fact.

Modifying Another Word

  • partially: We investigated 42 allegations of maladministration, 9 of which were upheld or partially upheld.

Preposition: in

  • case: Complaints were not upheld in 217 cases, and upheld - in whole or part - in 162 cases.

Preposition: by

  • tribunal: Its decision was upheld by a valuation tribunal but quashed on appeal.
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