Uphold vs. Sustain — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Uphold and Sustain
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Uphold
To hold aloft; raise
Upheld the banner proudly.
Sustain
Strengthen or support physically or mentally
This thought had sustained him throughout the years
Uphold
To prevent from falling or sinking; support
Beams that uphold the roof.
Sustain
Undergo or suffer (something unpleasant, especially an injury)
He sustained severe head injuries
Uphold
To maintain or affirm
Uphold a standard of behavior.
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Sustain
Cause to continue for an extended period or without interruption
He cannot sustain a normal conversation
Uphold
To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
Sustain
Uphold, affirm, or confirm the justice or validity of
The allegations of discrimination were sustained
Uphold
To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling
Sustain
An effect or facility on a keyboard or electronic instrument whereby a note can be sustained after the key is released.
Uphold
To support by approval or encouragement, to confirm (something which has been questioned)
Sustain
To keep in existence; maintain, continue, or prolong
Sustain an effort.
Uphold
To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
The mournful train with groans, and hands upheld.Besought his pity.
Sustain
To keep up (a joke or assumed role, for example) competently.
Uphold
To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain.
Honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.
Faulconbridge,In spite of spite, alone upholds the day.
Sustain
To supply with necessities or nourishment; provide for
The income needed to sustain a family.
Uphold
To aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as, to uphold a person in wrongdoing.
Sustain
To support the spirits, vitality, or resolution of; encourage
We were sustained by her unflagging optimism.
Uphold
Keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last;
Preserve the peace in the family
Continue the family tradition
Carry on the old traditions
Sustain
To support from below; keep from falling or sinking; prop
The beams sustain the weight of the roof.
Uphold
Stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals
Sustain
To bear up under; withstand
Can't sustain the blistering heat.
Uphold
Support against an opponent;
The appellate court upheld the verdict
Sustain
To experience or suffer
Sustained minor injuries.
Sustain
To affirm the validity of
The judge has sustained the prosecutor's objection.
Sustain
A capacity of a musical instrument to continue the resounding of a note or tone.
Sustain
(transitive) To maintain, or keep in existence.
The professor had trouble sustaining students’ interest until the end of her lectures.
The city came under sustained attack by enemy forces.
Sam managed to sustain his erection for two straight hours.
Sustain
(transitive) To provide for or nourish.
Provisions to sustain an army
Sustain
(transitive) To encourage or sanction (something). en
Sustain
(transitive) To experience or suffer (an injury, etc.).
The building sustained major damage in the earthquake.
Sustain
(transitive) To confirm, prove, or corroborate; to uphold.
To sustain a charge, an accusation, or a proposition
Sustain
To allow, accept, or admit (e.g. an objection or motion) as valid.
Sustain
To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support.
A foundation sustains the superstructure; an animal sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight.
Sustain
To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate.
Sustain
(music) A mechanism which can be used to hold a note, as the right pedal on a piano.
Sustain
To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight.
Every pillar the temple to sustain.
Sustain
Hence, to keep from sinking, as in despondence, or the like; to support.
No comfortable expectations of another life to sustain him under the evils in this world.
Sustain
To maintain; to keep alive; to support; to subsist; to nourish; as, provisions to sustain an army.
Sustain
To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate.
His sons, who seek the tyrant to sustain.
Sustain
To endure without failing or yielding; to bear up under; as, to sustain defeat and disappointment.
Sustain
To suffer; to bear; to undergo.
Shall Turnus, then, such endless toil sustain?
You shall sustain more new disgraces.
Sustain
To allow the prosecution of; to admit as valid; to sanction; to continue; not to dismiss or abate; as, the court sustained the action or suit.
Sustain
To prove; to establish by evidence; to corroborate or confirm; to be conclusive of; as, to sustain a charge, an accusation, or a proposition.
Sustain
One who, or that which, upholds or sustains; a sustainer.
I waked again, for my sustain was the Lord.
Sustain
Lengthen or extend in duration or space;
We sustained the diplomatic negociations as long as possible
Prolong the treatment of the patient
Keep up the good work
Sustain
Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses);
She suffered a fracture in the accident
He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars
She got a bruise on her leg
He got his arm broken in the scuffle
Sustain
Provide with nourishment;
We sustained ourselves on bread and water
This kind of food is not nourishing for young children
Sustain
Supply with necessities and support;
She alone sustained her family
The money will sustain our good cause
There's little to earn and many to keep
Sustain
Be the physical support of; carry the weight of;
The beam holds up the roof
He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam
What's holding that mirror?
Sustain
Admit as valid;
The court sustained the motion
Sustain
Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts;
His story confirmed my doubts
The evidence supports the defendant
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