uphold
English
/ˌʌpˈhold/
verb
Definitions
- To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
- To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling
- To support by approval or encouragement, to confirm (something which has been questioned)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English upholden prefix from English hold (game won by the server, hold an opinion, deem).
Origin
English
hold
Gloss
game won by the server, hold an opinion, deem
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ahold English
- anchorhold English
- behold English
- breathhold English
- chokehold English
- commonhold English
- copyhold English
- fiefhold English
- fingerhold English
- foothold English
- forehold English
- forhold English
- handhold English
- hold English
- holdable English
- holdase English
- holdback English
- holder English
- holdest English
- holdeth English
- holdfast English
- holdless English
- holdoff English
- holdout English
- household English
- inhold English
- landhold English
- leasehold English
- leghold English
- lifehold English
- mini-hold English
- mishold English
- offhold English
- onhold English
- outhold English
- overhold English
- pinhold English
- resthold English
- reupholster English
- roothold English
- shorthold English
- stokehold English
- stranglehold English
- stronghold English
- throttlehold English
- toehold English
- underhold English
- unhold English
- upholdable English
- upholdatory English
- upholder English
- upholster English
- upholsterer English
- upholsteress English
- upholstress English
- windhold English
- withhold English
- houden Dutch, Flemish
- onophoudelijk Dutch, Flemish
- op Dutch, Flemish
- ophouden Dutch, Flemish
- holden Middle English
- upholden Middle English
- upholdester Middle English
- holim Tok Pisin
- hold
- ahold
- inhold
- holder
- behold
- unhold
- onhold
- outhold
- offhold
- holdout
- pinhold
- forhold
- holdase
- holdeth
- mishold
- toehold
- holdoff
- leghold
- holdest
- upholder
- roothold
- foothold
- holdfast
- handhold
- windhold
- holdable
- holdless
- resthold
- landhold
- withhold
- lifehold
- copyhold
- fiefhold
- overhold
- holdback
- forehold
- underhold
- mini-hold
- chokehold
- leasehold
- shorthold
- stokehold
- household
- upholster
- anchorhold
- fingerhold
- breathhold
- commonhold
- stronghold
- upholdable
- reupholster
- upholdatory
- upholsterer
- upholstress
- stranglehold
- upholsteress
- throttlehold