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

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

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

sense 8: argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"
defend support fend_for

sense 9: support; of morale, theories, etc.
support bolster bolster_up

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

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