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uphold
verb
(
upholds, upholding, upheld, upheld
)
To support.
1748
. David Hume.
Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral.
London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 18.
: there was still a connexion
upheld
among the different ideas
Translations:
Dutch: ondersteunen, staande houden
Italian: difendere (
a right
), sostenere (
a principle
), (
law
) confermare <ref name=oxf-par>
Oxford-Paravia Concise - Dizionario Inglese-Italiano e Italiano-Inglese
. Edited by Maria Cristina Bareggi. Torino: Paravia, 2003 (in collaboration with Oxford University Press). w:Special:Booksources/8839551107, ISBN 8839551107. Online version
http://www.oxfordparavia.it/
here</ref>
(
trans-mid
)
Etymology:
up + hold
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