| necessitate(verb, approve, uphold, explain, require) |
| patronize(verb, support, promote, defend, uphold) |
| pick up the check(verb, expression, idiom, support, maintain) |
| pick up the tab(verb, expression, idiom, support, maintain) |
| plead for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold) |
| pledge(verb, support, maintain, secure, approve) |
| plump for(verb, phrasal verb, support) |
| praise(verb, support, favor, back, approve) |
| promote(verb, support, hold, help, advance) |
| proselytize(verb, persuade, convert, espouse, preach) |
| protect(verb, support, maintain, secure, prove) |
| prove(verb, support, maintain, secure, protect) |
| pull for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold) |
| push(verb, support, praise, favor, back) |
| put forward(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold) |
| put in a good word for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support) |
| rally round(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold) |
| ratify(verb, support, praise, favor, back) |
| reassure(verb, support, maintain, secure, protect) |
| require(verb, approve, uphold, explain, permit) |