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Definition of Uphold
Uphold Uphold Up*hold", v. t.
1. To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
The mournful train with groans, and hands upheld.
Besought his pity. --Dryden.
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. To aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as,
to uphold a person in wrongdoing.