Synonym: bolster, confirm, corroborate, maintain, substantiate, support, sustain. Antonym: subvert. Similar words: euphoria, loophole, phosphorescent, euphemism, phone, photo, telephone, siphon off. Meaning: [ʌp'həʊld] 
v. 1. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last 2. stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals 3. support against an opponent.
v. 1. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last 2. stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals 3. support against an opponent. 
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(121) Yuan Shih - Kai once promised to uphold Republican principles.
(122) When we uphold the idea of "human-orientation", we should draw a clear line of demarcation with "Human-center Doctrine".
(123) Justice Sandra Day O'Connor , who visited China last fall, voted to uphold the California law.
(124) Colleges are the most important place to uphold social stability and combat national splittism.
(125) From this time forward, under God, I pledge my loyalty to Australia and its people, whose democratic beliefs I share, whose fights and liberties I respect, and whose laws I will uphold and obey.
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