steady β firmly placed or fixed; stable in position or equilibrium: a steady ladder.
aid β Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
allow β If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
approve β If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
assist β If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
help β to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
institute β to set up; establish; organize: to institute a government.
permit β to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
ratify β to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction: to ratify a constitutional amendment.
sanction β authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
support β to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
validate β to make valid; substantiate; confirm: Time validated our suspicions.
revive β to activate, set in motion, or take up again; renew: to revive old feuds.
ignore β to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
neglect β to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
dissuade β to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
fail β to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
halt β to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
hold β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
precede β to go before, as in place, order, rank, importance, or time.
repress β to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).
stand β (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
stop β to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.