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121confirm — con·firm vt 1 a: to make valid by necessary formal approval the debtor s chapter 13 plan confirm ed by the court b: to vote approval of confirm a nomination 2: to give formal acknowledgment of receipt of 3 …
122substantiate — I verb actualize, affirm, attest, authenticate, bear out, bear witness, certify, circumstantiate, confirm, corroborate, demonstrate, embody, establish by proof, evidence, make good, materialize, objectify, prove, ratify, realize, reify,… …
123establish — es·tab·lish vt 1: to institute (as a law) permanently by enactment or agreement we the people of the United States...do ordain and establish this Constitution U.S. Constitution preamble 2: to make firm or stable 3: to bring into existence …
124approve — ap·prove vt ap·proved, ap·prov·ing: to give formal or official sanction to: ratify Congress approved the proposed budget Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
125advocate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. favor, plead; recommend, suggest; support. n. patron, supporter; defender; lawyer, attorney. See friend, auxiliary, lawsuit. Ant., oppose; detractor. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To defend] Syn. vindicate,… …
126defend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. support, prove; vindicate. See evidence, defense. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To keep off an enemy; often used figuratively ] Syn. protect, shield, guard, shelter, screen, resist, beat off, avert, fight …
127hold — 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 …
128upholster — (v.) 1853, back formation from upholsterer tradesman who finishes or repairs articles of furniture (1610s), from upholdester (early 15c.), formed with a dim. (originally fem.) suffix, from obsolete M.E. noun upholder dealer in small goods (early… …
