v. |
[1] |
back (up)
,
stand by
,
help
,
bolster
,
uphold
,
brace
,
strengthen
,
fortify
,
buttress
,
prop (up)
,
shore up
,
reinforce
,
boost
,
champion
,
assist
,
take up the cudgels for
,
aid
,
promote
,
forward
,
second
,
advance
,
advocate
,
stand up for
,
be supportive (of/in)
,
(Colloq) stick up for
|
[2] |
brace
,
hold up
,
carry
,
prop (up)
,
strengthen
,
shore up
,
reinforce
,
fortify
,
buttress
|
[3] |
tolerate
,
bear
,
stand (for)
,
suffer
,
submit to
,
undergo
,
brook
,
stomach
,
endure
,
abide
,
countenance
,
face
,
(Brit) stick
,
(Colloq) put up with
|
[4] |
pay for
,
fund
,
maintain
,
keep
,
finance
,
subsidize
,
underwrite
,
sponsor
,
(Colloq) (US) bankroll
|
[5] |
sustain
,
withstand
,
stand
,
take
,
bear
,
tolerate
,
hold up under
,
weather
|
[6] |
verify
,
corroborate
,
authenticate
,
vouch for
,
endorse
,
confirm
,
affirm
,
bear out
,
attest to
,
certify
,
substantiate
,
validate
,
ratify
|
[7] |
back up
|
[8] |
back
,
endorse
,
indorse
,
plump for
,
plunk for
|
[9] |
hold
,
sustain
,
hold up
|
[10] |
confirm
,
corroborate
,
sustain
,
substantiate
,
affirm
|
[11] |
subscribe
|
[12] |
corroborate
,
underpin
,
bear out
|
[13] |
defend
,
fend for
|
[14] |
patronize
,
patronise
,
patronage
,
keep going
|
[15] |
digest
,
endure
,
stick out
,
stomach
,
bear
,
stand
,
tolerate
,
brook
,
abide
,
suffer
,
put up
|
|
n. |
[1] |
reinforcement
,
reenforcement
|
[2] |
documentation
|
[3] |
keep
,
livelihood
,
living
,
bread and butter
,
sustenance
|
[4] |
help
,
backing
,
backup
,
reinforcement
,
bolstering
,
encouragement
,
reinforcing
,
fortifying
,
assistance
,
aid
,
succour
,
sustenance
|
[5] |
brace
,
supporting
,
prop
,
stay
,
frame
,
foundation
,
underpinning
,
substructure
,
truss
,
beam
,
column
,
pillar
,
strut
,
guy
,
guy wire
,
mainstay
,
buttress
,
bolster
,
reinforcement
,
supporter
|
[6] |
sustenance
,
accompaniment
,
musical accompaniment
,
(living) expenses
,
keep
,
backup
,
maintenance
,
subsistence
,
upkeep
,
finances
,
funding
|
[7] |
financial support
,
funding
,
backing
,
financial backing
|
|