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- Dictionaryuphold/ʌpˈhəʊld/
verb
- 1. confirm or support (something which has been questioned): "the court upheld his claim for damages" Similar Opposite
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UPHOLD definition: 1. to defend or keep a principle or law, or to say that a decision that has already been made…. Learn more.
The meaning of UPHOLD is to give support to. How to use uphold in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Uphold.
UPHOLD meaning: 1. to defend or keep a principle or law, or to say that a decision that has already been made…. Learn more.
When you uphold something, you stick up for or support it. Police officers are paid to uphold the law, and crazy Elvis fans uphold their belief that he's still alive out there somewhere.
up·hold. (ŭp-hōld′) tr.v. up·held (-hĕld′), up·hold·ing, up·holds. 1. To hold aloft; raise: upheld the banner proudly. 2. To prevent from falling or sinking; support: beams that uphold the roof. 3. To maintain or affirm: uphold a standard of behavior.
uphold something (especially of a court of law) to agree that a previous decision was correct or that a request is reasonable. Definition of uphold verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you uphold something such as a law, a principle, or a decision, you support and maintain it.
If you uphold something such as a law, a principle, or a decision, you support and maintain it. Our policy has been to uphold the law. It is the responsibility of every government to uphold certain basic principles.
Synonyms for UPHOLD: defend, maintain, justify, support, affirm, advocate, assert, proclaim; Antonyms of UPHOLD: withdraw, abandon, forsake, retract, take back, reverse, switch, recant.
Definitions of 'uphold'. 1. If you uphold something such as a law, a principle, or a decision, you support and maintain it. [...] 2. If a court of law upholds a legal decision that has already been made, it decides that it was the correct decision. [...]
