uphold

Mane (Îngilîzî)

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

Hevwate

support

maintain

sustain

preserve

brace

back

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prop

back up

bolster

keep

second

2nd

push

espouse

esteem

protect

hold up

continue

assert

detain

conserve

countenance

worship

hold

save

defend

stick to

grasp

stand upright

prop up

stand up for

store

respect

buttress

carry on

aid

persist in

underpin

unfold

patronize

venerate

adhere to

side with

stand firm

bear out

raise up

abide by

keep up

rest

cling to

persevere in

shore

sponsor

assist

insist on

stand by

bear on

stretch

strut

substantiate

tin

truss

upheaval

give an incentive

up hold

acknowledge

adore

affirm

agree

assent

base

befriend

buoy

cache

can

carry

champion

concur

conduct

confirm

contend

corner

corroborate

direct

endorse

establish

exist

go on

have

heave

help

hoard

hold down

hold over

honor

insist

lay away

lean

lift

manage

nourish

observe

perpetuate

possess

predicate

preside

press

proceed with

promote

put

regard

remain

retain

revere

safeguard

see through

shelter

spread

standby

stand for

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˌʌpˈhəʊld/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle English mîras hatiye girtin: upholden

Hevwate bi holendî: ophouden

Hevwate bi almanî: aufhalten

Hevwate bi Middle Low German: upholt

Hevwate bi Old Norse: upphald

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”).