uphold
Usage
What are other ways to say uphold?
To uphold applies especially to supporting or backing another, as in a statement, opinion, or belief: to uphold the rights of a minority. To support is to hold up or add strength to, literally or figuratively: The columns support the roof. To maintain is to support so as to preserve intact: to maintain an attitude of defiance. To sustain, a rather elevated word, suggests completeness and adequacy in supporting: The court sustained his claim.
Example Sentences
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"I have said it before and I'll say it again: I am not a poisoner... I have always upheld the Hippocratic oath," he stated.
From BBC
But Becky took the decision to the Court of Appeal, which was upheld.
From BBC
But in the “switch in time that saved nine,” the high court reversed course, upholding minimum wage.
A New York appellate court upheld a surrogate court’s decision to compel the DNA test in July.
Last December the High Court of Appeal upheld a corruption conviction and Sarkozy had to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet for six months.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
