SUPPORT

object (PROVIDE) [verb] [T] - to provide (someone or something) with money or physical things that they need, esp. in order to continue to existIf you support a person, you give them the money they need in order to buy food and clothes and pay for somewhere to live.My parents supported me while I was at college.He has a wife and four children to support.She has no children to support her in her old age.The land is so poor here that it cannot support (= provide enough food and water for) any crops.If you support an activity or a habit, you provide the money needed to pay for it.The drug company is supporting cancer research.I don't know how they manage to support their expensive lifestyle.Some drug addicts turn to crime in order to support their habit.