5
tend(verb, support, hold, raise, care)
4
bear(verb, support, hold, keep, maintain)
4
further(verb, support, help, advance, develop)
4
harbor(verb, support, hold, love, honor)
4
hold(verb, support, maintain, oppose, secure)
3
abet(verb, support, keep, maintain, back)
3
breed(noun, verb, support, develop, raise)
3
confirm(verb, support, help, keep, maintain)
3
cosset(verb, love, honor, encourage, spoil)
3
fondle(take, keep, love, honor, encourage)
3
furnish(verb, give, deliver, care, sustain)
3
have(verb, take, keep, stay, grasp)
3
patronize(verb, support, help, advance, develop)
3
protect(verb, support, hold, fix, maintain)
3
provision(verb, support, give, fix, deliver)
3
shelter(verb, support, hold, fix, love)
3
uphold(verb, support, hold, help, keep)
2
abide(verb, stay, wait, remain, tarry)
2
ameliorate(verb, support, develop, promote, encourage)
2
board(verb, support, fix, sustain, treat)
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