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- [uhp-hohld]
- /ʌpˈhoʊld/
- /ʌpˈhəʊld/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhp-hohld]
- /ʌpˈhoʊld/
Definitions of uphold word
- verb with object uphold to support or defend, as against opposition or criticism: He fought the duel to uphold his family's honor. 1
- verb with object uphold to keep up or keep from sinking; support: Stout columns upheld the building's heavy roof. Her faith upheld her in that time of sadness. 1
- verb with object uphold to lift upward; raise: The pilgrims upheld their eyes and thanked heaven for their safe journey. 1
- verb with object uphold British. to upholster. to maintain in good condition; take care of. 1
- transitive verb uphold maintain through effort 1
- transitive verb uphold law verdict, courts 1
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Origin of uphold
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
First recorded in 1175-1225, uphold is from the Middle English word up holden. See up-, hold1
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uphold popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for uphold
verb uphold
- acknowledge — If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists.
- add up — If facts or events do not add up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds up, it is reasonable and sensible.
- advocate — If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly.
- allying — to unite formally, as by treaty, league, marriage, or the like (usually followed by with or to): Russia allied itself to France.
- angeled — one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
Antonyms for uphold
verb uphold
- abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
- abolish — If someone in authority abolishes a system or practice, they formally put an end to it.
- adios — goodbye; farewell
- altercate — to argue, esp heatedly; dispute
- annul — If an election or a contract is annulled, it is declared invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed.
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