verb
1.
Synonyms: support 5, bolster, buoy (up), prop, sustain, underprop
Related Word: defend, justify, maintain, vindicate; aid, assist, help
Antonyms: contravene; subvert
2.
Synonyms: support 2, advocate, back, backstop, champion, side (with)
3.
Synonyms: support 4, bear up, bolster, brace, buttress, carry, prop, shore (up), sustain, upbear
4.
Synonyms: lift 1, elevate, hoist, pick up, raise, rear, take up, uplift, upraise, uprear