support
- sense 1: give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"
- support back_up
- sense 2: support financially in an enterprise; "The scholarship saw me through college"
- support
- sense 3: be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"
- back endorse plump_for plunk_for support
- approve O.K. okay sanction
- authorize authorise pass clear
- permit allow let countenance
- sense 4: be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"
- hold support sustain hold_up
- sense 5: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"
- confirm corroborate sustain substantiate support affirm
- sense 6: adopt as a belief; "I subscribe to your view on abortion"
- subscribe support
- agree hold concur concord
- sense 7: support with evidence or authority : make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"
- corroborate underpin bear_out support
- match fit correspond check jibe gibe tally agree
- sense 8: argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"
- defend support fend_for
- argue reason
- present represent lay_out
- state say tell
- express verbalize verbalise utter give_tongue_to
- sense 9: support; of morale, theories, etc.
- support bolster bolster_up
- reinforce reenforce
- strengthen beef_up fortify
- sense 10: play a subordinate role to (another performer); "Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act"
- support
- sense 11: be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"
- patronize patronise patronage support keep_going
- foster nurture
- encourage
- inspire animate invigorate enliven exalt
- stimulate shake shake_up excite stir
- arouse elicit enkindle kindle evoke fire raise provoke
- sense 12: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"
- endure stomach bear stand tolerate support brook abide suffer put_up