uphold

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌʌpˈhəʊld/ Rhymes: -əʊld === Verb === uphold (third-person singular simple present upholds, present participle upholding, simple past upheld, past participle upheld or (archaic) upholden) To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate. To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling Wednesday June 02, 2021, Has the Northern Ireland Protocol undermined the United Kingdom? Similarly, both the Government and the EU argued at the time the deal was agreed that they were upholding the Good Friday Agreement by implementing the Protocol. To support by approval or encouragement; to vindicate; to confirm (something which has been questioned) ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== upholdatory (rare, obsolete, nonce word) ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== “uphold”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. Notes: === Anagrams === hold up, hold-up, holdup == Middle English == === Verb === uphold (Late Middle English) alternative form of upholden