uphold

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To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling
To support by approval or encouragement; to vindicate; to confirm (something which has been questioned)

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Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˌʌpˈhəʊld/

Heredado de inglés medio

Cognado con neerlandés

Cognado con alemán

Cognado con Middle Low German

Cognado con nórdico antiguo

In summary

From Middle English upholden, equivalent to up- + hold. Compare Dutch ophouden (“to stop, cease, hold up”), German aufhalten (“to stop, halt, detain”). Compare also Middle Low German upholt, Old Norse upphald (“uphold, support”).