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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last;
- Example: "preserve the peace in the family"
- Example: "continue the family tradition"
- Example: "Carry on the old traditions"
[syn: continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve]

2. stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals;

3. support against an opponent;
- Example: "The appellate court upheld the verdict"
[syn: uphold, maintain]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Uphold \Up*hold"\, v. t.
   1. To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
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            The mournful train with groans, and hands upheld.
            Besought his pity.                    --Dryden.
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   2. To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from
      falling; to maintain.
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            Honor shall uphold the humble in spirit. --Prov.
                                                  xxix 3.
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            Faulconbridge,
            In spite of spite, alone upholds the day. --Shak.
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   3. To aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as,
      to uphold a person in wrongdoing.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

uphold
    v 1: keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or
         last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the
         family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions" [syn:
         continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve]
         [ant: cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit,
         stop]
    2: stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals
    3: support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the
       verdict" [syn: uphold, maintain]