shore up

Signification (Anglais)

To reinforce or strengthen (something at risk of failure).

Concepts

étayer

renforcer

étançonner

affermir

consolider

rive

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Synonymes

prop up

support

reinforce

shore

sustain

back up

brace

prop

strengthen

undergird

underpin

plant

🌱

withstand

carry

buttress

bolster

underprop

strut

stud

bear

🐻

base

wedge in

chock

firm up

hold up

lean on

Traductions

abstützen

stützen

apoyar

apuntalar

puntellare

sustentar

versterken

unterstützen

verstärken

rincalzare

escorar

υποστυλώνω

στυλώνω

armare

mehr Nachdruck verleihen

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈʃɔːɹ‿ʌp/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: shoren

Appartenant à néerlandais: schoor

Appartenant à vieux norrois: skorða

Appartenant à norvégien: skor

In summary

From shore (“to provide with support”) + up. Shore is derived from Late Middle English shoren (“to prop, to support”) [and other forms], from shore (“a prop, a support”) [and other forms], + -en (suffix forming the infinitive form of verbs); while shore (noun) is from Middle Dutch schore, schare (“a prop, a stay”) (modern Dutch schoor), and Middle Low German schōre, schāre (“a prop, a stay; barrier; stockade”) (compare Old Norse skorða (“a prop, a stay”) (Norwegian skor, skorda)); further etymology unknown.