uphold+sustain
101hold — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. grasp, clutch, grip; tenure, possession; control, influence, domination; ownership, keeping; anchor, rein. v. have, occupy, retain, own, possess; restrain, repress, control, pinion, curb; check, stop …
102support — [sə pôrt′] vt. [ME supporten < MFr supporter < LL(Ec) supportare, to endure, bear < L, to carry, bring to a place < sub ,SUB + portare, to carry: see PORT3] 1. a) to carry or bear the weight of; keep from falling, slipping or sinking; …
103defend — de·fend vt 1: to drive danger or attack away from using a weapon to defend oneself 2: to act as attorney for (a defendant) appointed to defend the accused 3: to deny or oppose the rights of a plaintiff in regard to (a suit or claim) intend to… …
104bolster — bol·ster / bōl stər/ vt: to use evidence usu. improperly to give weight to (evidence already introduced) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. bolster …
105guard — I (guardian) noun bodyguard, custodian, defender, defense, keeper, monitor, palladium, panoply, peace officer, protector, security, sentinel, sentry, surveillance, ward, warden, watchman II (safeguard) noun palladium, protection, protector,… …
106justify — jus·ti·fy / jəs tə ˌfī/ vb fied, fy·ing vt 1: to prove or show to be just, right, or reasonable does not justify a denial of bail 2: to show to have had a legally sufficient reason or cause a defendant may not set up his own standard of conduct… …
107preserve — pre·serve /pri zərv/ vt pre·served, pre·serv·ing 1: to keep safe from injury, harm, or destruction expenses necessary to preserve the property 2 a: to keep valid, intact, or in existence (as pending a proceeding) the right of a trial by jury… …
108continue — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. persist; keep, go, carry, run, or hold on; maintain, keep up, sustain, uphold; prolong, remain, last, endure, withstand; protract, persevere, be permanent, stay, stick, abide; resume. See durability,… …
109support — I. v. a. 1. Sustain, uphold, prop, brace, bear up, hold up, shore up. 2. Endure, bear, undergo, suffer, tolerate, put up with, go through. 3. Cherish, nourish, maintain, provide for, nurture. 4. Have, hold, keep up, maintain, sustain, preserve. 5 …
110bear — I v 1.(all of animals) give birth, bring forth, lay, drop; litter, hatch, spawn, cast; foal, lamb, calve, whelp, pup, kitten. 2. produce, yield, give forth, blossom, flower, bear fruit, fructify; breed, conceive, beget, engender, germinate,… …
