Uphold Definition

ŭp-hōld
upheld, upholding, upholds
verb
upheld, upholding, upholds
To hold up; raise.
Webster's New World
To keep from falling; support.
Webster's New World
To maintain or affirm.
Uphold a standard of behavior.
American Heritage
To give moral or spiritual support or encouragement to.
Webster's New World
To decide in favor of; agree with and support against opposition; sustain.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Uphold

  • From Middle English upholden, equivalent to up- +"Ž 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").

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Uphold Sentence Examples

  • Constantine accepted the decision of the council and resolved to uphold it.

  • The government also sought to make criminals of some use to the state, by placing them in a situation where they could do little harm to society, and might help to uphold the dominion of their nation.

  • Manoel swore to uphold the constitution and was acclaimed king by the cortes.

  • Franklin wrote a paper on the causes of earthquakes for his Gazette of the 15th of December 1737; and he eagerly collected material to uphold his theory that waterspouts and whirlwinds resulted from the same causes.

  • You will need to resume the meeting with the respondent to inform him/her of the decision to uphold or dismiss the complaint.

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Words Starting With

UUPUPH

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DLDOLD

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