| verify(verb, support, hold, help, show) |
| authenticate(verb, support, show, determine, favor) |
| espouse(verb, support, hold, help, maintain) |
| favor(verb, support, take, help, advance) |
| guard(verb, hold, keep, maintain, encourage) |
| keep(verb, support, control, maintain, encourage) |
| rear(verb, support, move, maintain, promote) |
| shore up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold) |
| stand behind(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold) |
| subsidize(verb, support, help, keep, develop) |
| underpin(verb, support, hold, back, continue) |
| conserve(verb, hold, keep, maintain, oppose) |
| elevate(verb, support, move, maintain, raise) |
| lift(verb, support, move, encourage, raise) |
| reinforce(verb, support, hold, help, fix) |
| stay(verb, support, hold, help, advance) |
| strengthen(verb, support, hold, help, fix) |
| take up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, move) |
| underwrite(verb, support, keep, maintain, encourage) |
| uprear(verb, support, move, maintain, raise) |