| reinforce(verb, hold, maintain, uphold, bolster) |
| shore up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold) |
| shoulder(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear) |
| stay(verb, hold, maintain, bear, base) |
| sustain(verb, support, hold, maintain, promote) |
| undergird(verb, support, hold, maintain, stay) |
| uplift(verb, support, maintain, promote, encourage) |
| upraise(verb, support, maintain, promote, encourage) |
| advocate(verb, support, maintain, promote, encourage) |
| aid(verb, support, maintain, promote, encourage) |
| assist(verb, support, maintain, promote, encourage) |
| base(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear) |
| be a foundation for(verb, support, hold, maintain, stay) |
| bear out |
| bed(verb, hold, maintain, stay, bear) |
| boost(verb, support, maintain, promote, encourage) |
| bottom(verb, support, hold, maintain, stay) |
| champion(verb, support, maintain, promote, encourage) |
| confirm(verb, support, maintain, promote, encourage) |
| countenance(verb, support, maintain, promote, encourage) |