Uphold

Up*hold" (?), v. t. 1. To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.

The mournful train with groans, and hands upheld.
Besought his pity.
Dryden.

2. To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain.

Honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.
Prov. xxix 3.

Faulconbridge,
In spite of spite, alone upholds the day.
Shak.

3. To aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as, to uphold a person in wrongdoing.