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verb
simple past tense and past participle of uphold.
Example Sentences
- Now, remember that free speech cannot be prohibited and that no matter where, the right to free speech must be upheld.
- But several recent cases have upheld the rights of clergy to appeal to secular employment tribunals.
- The portrait, which is carved into a stone monument known as a stela, shows a woman's face with her hands upheld.
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verb (used with object), -held, -hold·ing.
1.
to support or defend, as against opposition or criticism: He fought the duel to uphold his family's honor.
2.
to keep up or keep from sinking; support: Stout columns upheld the building's heavy roof. Her faith upheld her in that time of sadness.
3.
to lift upward; raise: The pilgrims upheld their eyes and thanked heaven for their safe journey.
4.
British.
a.
to upholster.
b.
to maintain in good condition; take care of.
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