UPHOLD

uphold. Uphold, v.t. upheld, pret. upheld, upholden, pa. to lift on high, support, save, keep

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Up‐hold″ (?), v. t. 1. 1. To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
The mournful train with groans, and hands upheld. Besought his pity. Dryden. 2. 2. To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain.
Honor shall uphold the humble in spirit. Prov. xxix 3. Faulconbridge, In spite of spite, alone upholds the day. Shak. 3. 3. To aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as, to uphold a person in wrongdoing.