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Supporting

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Definitions for Supporting

noun
the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
Synonyms
support
Examples
  1. he leaned against the wall for support
adjective
furnishing support and encouragement
Synonyms
encouraging
Examples
  1. the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher
adjective
capable of bearing a structural load
Synonyms
load-bearing(a) supporting(a)
Examples
  1. a supporting wall
verb
give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
Synonyms
support back up
Examples
  1. She supported him during the illness
  2. Her children always backed her up
verb
support materially or financially
Synonyms
support
Examples
  1. he does not support his natural children
  2. The scholarship supported me when I was in college
verb
be behind
Synonyms
back endorse indorse plump for plunk for support
Examples
  1. approve of
  2. He plumped for the Labor Party
  3. I backed Kennedy in 1960
verb
be the physical support of
Synonyms
hold support sustain hold up
Examples
  1. carry the weight of
  2. The beam holds up the roof
  3. He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam
  4. What's holding that mirror?
verb
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
Synonyms
confirm corroborate sustain substantiate support affirm
Examples
  1. his story confirmed my doubts
  2. The evidence supports the defendant
verb
adopt as a belief
Synonyms
subscribe support
Examples
  1. I subscribe to your view on abortion
verb
support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
Synonyms
corroborate underpin bear out support
Examples
  1. The stories and claims were born out by the evidence
verb
argue or speak in defense of
Synonyms
defend support fend for
Examples
  1. She supported the motion to strike
verb
play a subordinate role to (another performer)
Synonyms
support
Examples
  1. Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act
verb
be a regular customer or client of
Synonyms
patronize patronise patronage support keep going
Examples
  1. We patronize this store
  2. Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could
verb
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
Synonyms
digest endure stick out stomach bear stand tolerate support brook abide suffer put up
Examples
  1. I cannot bear his constant criticism
  2. The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
  3. he learned to tolerate the heat
  4. She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage

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