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Succor vs Uphold - What's the difference?

succor | uphold | Related terms |

Succor is a related term of uphold.


As verbs the difference between succor and uphold

is that succor is to give such assistance while uphold is to hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.

As a noun succor

is aid, assistance or relief given to one in distress; ministration.

succor

English

Alternative forms

* succour

Noun

(-)
  • Aid, assistance or relief given to one in distress; ministration.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To give such assistance.

    • Synonyms

    * (to give assistance) help, aid, assist, support, sustain, relieve

    Antonyms

    * (to give assistance) hurt, damage

    Derived terms

    * succorer

    Anagrams

    * English transitive verbs

    uphold

    English

    Verb

  • To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
  • * '>citation
  • To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain.
  • *
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  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1872 , year_published=2009 , edition=HTML , editor= , author=James De Mille , title=The Cryptogram , chapter= citation , genre= , publisher=The Gutenberg Project , isbn= , page= , passage=Uttering such broken ejaculations Mrs. Hart burst into a passion of tears, and only Lord Chetwynde's strong arms prevented her from falling. / He upheld her. }}
  • To support by approval or encouragement.
  • * 1748 . . Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. ยง 18:
    • but there was still a connexion upheld among the different ideas, which succeeded each other.

    Derived terms

    * (l)

    References

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    Anagrams

    * English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs