Upholding

verb

Word Frequency: 1.1

Definitions

1.verbTo hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.

2.verbTo keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling

3.verbTo support by approval or encouragement, to confirm (something which has been questioned)

4.nounThe act by which something is upheld.

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