upholden

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A form of uphold — To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.

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Meanings

verb
  1. archaicparticiplepastpast participle of uphold

    Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.

    1611, Authorized King James Version, Job 4:4
    1 more example

    For these wretches would be necessitated then to betake themselves to some honest livelihood, if they were not fed and upholden, by these.

    1678, Robert Barclay, An Apology for the True Christian Divinity, Proposition XV, §. VIII.

Origin

up- + holden

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APA

upholden. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upholden

MLA

“upholden.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upholden. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “upholden,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upholden.

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