Uphold : 들어올리다, 떠받치다, (법/원칙/권리/판결/주장 등을) 지지하다, 옹호하다, 인정하다, 유지시키다
Upholder : 지지자, 장려자, 옹호자, 후원자
1)
to uphold, literally meaning to hold up
there are various wooden beams in the roof that uphold the roof, they hold it up
she upheld a poster that said freedom for everybody
we can use this uphold meaning to hold up
2)
but we also use this verb, to uphold figuratively
effectively, thhe origin or the idea of it is to hold up
this means to defend a principle
to defend a law
I uphold that what they are doing is right
I am defending what they are doing is right
if there is a court case and there is an appeal, the second judge can uphold what the first judge say
a policemen is supposed to uphold the law whether they agree with it or not
my boss upheld the original decision that I had made
to uphold, to defend
freedom of the press is something that nees to be upheld
government should uphold the principles of democracy
I would like to uphold the rights of the underprivileged
to confirm or support something, particularly something that has been questioned
to confirm
to endorse
to validate
on appeal, the second court upheld and ratified the first decision
you could uphold traditional values
to uphold a complaint
I complained and a gorup of people looked at it and upheld my complaint
to uphold a decision, to agree with it
to uphold a principle, to support it
to uphold a vertict against an appeal
to uphold a tradition, to carry on supporting
to uphold a ban
to uphold, to maintain something, to affirm
we must uphold certain standards of behavior
we must support them, we must presume, we must preserve them
maintain, vindicate, support, presume, preserve, confirm
the court upheld the artist's right to paint naked bodies
the House of Lords upheld the judge's original decision
to favor
to sustain
we must uphold various old-fashioned traditions in this village
2)
an upholder, somebody who supports what they think is right
she is an upholder of the traditional British values
Formality : 6 - 6.5
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