English > uphold: 3 senses > verb 1, stative| Meaning | Keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last / last. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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| Synonyms | continue, carry on, bear on, preserve |
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| Narrower | mummify | preserve while making lifeless |
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| perpetuate | Cause to continue or prevail |
| persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on | Be persistent, refuse to stop |
| prolong, sustain, keep up | lengthen or extend in duration or space |
| resume, restart, re-start | take up or begin anew |
| Broader | keep, maintain, hold | Keep in a certain state, position, or activity |
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| Opposite | discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off | put an end to a state or an activity |
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| Similar to | continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep | Continue a certain state, condition, or activity |
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| proceed, go forward, continue | Move ahead |
| Spanish | continuar, mantener, persistir, preservar, seguir, sustentar |
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| Catalan | continuar, persistir, seguir |
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| Nouns | upholder | someone who upholds or maintains |
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