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91support — sup·port 1 vt 1 a: to promote the interests or cause of b: to uphold or defend as valid or right c: to argue or vote for 2: to provide with substantiation or corroboration support an alibi 3: to provide with the means …
92validate — val·i·date / va lə ˌdāt/ vt dat·ed, dat·ing 1 a: to make valid b: to grant official sanction to by marking 2: to confirm the validity of (an election) val·i·da·tion /ˌva lə dā shən/ n …
93bear witness — I verb acknowledge, attest, authenticate, avouch, avow, certify, corroborate, give evidence, inform on, promise, seal, sell out, speak, substantiate, swear, take the stand, tell on, testify, turn informer, turn state s evidence, vouch, witness… …
94uphold — up·hold vt held, hold·ing: to judge valid: let stand uphold an award; specif: to hold constitutional uphold the practice of having religious invocations and benedictions at high school graduation ceremonies Sands v. Morongo Unified Sch. Dist.,… …
95charge — I n. accusation 1) to bring, level, make a charge; to prefer, press charges 2) to concoct, cook up, fabricate, trump up a charge (they trumped up various charges against her) 3) to prove, substantiate a charge 4) to face a charge 5) to dismiss,… …
96claim — I n. 1) to enter, file, lodge, make, put forward, put in, submit; establish; press; substantiate a claim (she filed a claim for compensation) 2) to lay claim to; to stake, stake out a claim to 3) (esp. AE) to jump ( steal ) smb. s claim 4) to… …
97attest — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. testify, bear witness, depose, certify, swear, vouch. See evidence. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. bear witness, certify, verify, confirm, substantiate, support, bear out, testify, warrant, vouch… …
98back — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See rear. v. t. support; aid; promote, fund, finance (See means); stand behind, encourage. v. i. move backward, reverse. See regression. Ant., front. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. rear, hinder, after,… …
99demonstrate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. prove (see demonstration); protest, rally, march, sit in, strike, boycott, picket. See dissent. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To prove] Syn. show, make evident, confirm; see prove . 2. [To explain] Syn.… …
100justify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. exonerate, excuse, warrant, vindicate, acquit, absolve; prove right, free from blame. See vindication. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To vindicate] Syn. absolve, acquit, clear; see excuse . 2. [To give… …
