English-Thai Dictionary

uphold

VT สนับสนุน  ค้ำจุน  aid back support sa-nab-sa-nun

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UPHOLD

v.t.pret. and pp. upheld. [Upholden is obsolete. ] 1. To lift on high; to elevate.
2. To support; to sustain; to keep from falling or slipping.
Honor shall uphold the humble in spirit. Proverbs 29:23.
3. To keep from declension.
4. To support in any state.
5. To continue; to maintain.
6. To keep from being lost.
Faulconbridge, in spite of spite, along upholds the day.
7. To continue without failing.
8. To continue in being.

 

UPHOLDER

n. 1. One that upholds; a supporter; a defender; a sustainer.
2. An undertaker; one who provides for funerals.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

 

UPHOLDER

Up *hold "er, n. Etym: [Up + holder. Cf. Upholsterer. ]

 

1. A broker or auctioneer; a tradesman. [Obs. ]

 

2. An undertaker, or provider for funerals. [Obs. ] The upholder, rueful harbinger of death. Gay.

 

3. An upholsterer. [Obs. ]

 

4. One who, or that which, upholds; a supporter; a defender; a sustainer.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

uphold

up hold |ˌəpˈhōld ˌəpˈhoʊld | ▶verb ( past and past participle upheld ) [ with obj. ] confirm or support (something that has been questioned ): the court upheld his claim for damages. • maintain (a custom or practice ): many furniture makers uphold the tradition of fine design. DERIVATIVES up hold er noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

uphold

up ¦hold |ʌpˈhəʊld | ▶verb ( past and past participle upheld ) [ with obj. ] confirm or support (something which has been questioned ): the court upheld his claim for damages. • maintain (a custom or practice ): they uphold a tradition of not causing distress to living creatures. DERIVATIVES upholder noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

uphold

uphold verb 1 the court upheld his claim for damages: confirm, endorse, sustain, approve, agree to, support; champion, defend. ANTONYMS overturn, oppose. 2 they've a tradition to uphold: maintain, sustain, continue, preserve, protect, champion, defend, keep, hold to, keep alive, keep going, back (up ), stand by. ANTONYMS abandon.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

uphold

uphold verb 1 the court upheld his claim for damages: confirm, endorse, sustain, validate, ratify, verify, vindicate, justify, approve; support, give one's support to, be supportive of, back, back up, give one's backing to, stand by, champion, defend, come to the defence of, stick up for. ANTONYMS overturn, oppose. 2 they've a tradition to uphold: maintain, sustain, continue, preserve, protect, keep, hold to, keep alive, keep going, strengthen, nurture. ANTONYMS abandon.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

uphold

up hold /ʌ̀phóʊld /動詞 ～s /-dz /; -held /-héld /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈法律 制度 主張など 〉を支持する, 是認する, 遵守する (→support )▸ I uphold him in his belief .彼の信念を支持する 2 〈法廷が 〉〈別の法廷の判決 〉を確認 [確定 ]する , 追認する .3 〈伝統 名声など 〉を維持する ▸ uphold the living standard 生活水準を維持する 4 …を持ち上げる, 下から支える .

 

upholder

up h ó ld er 名詞 C (伝統 制度などの )信奉者, 支持者 .