Support vs Grace - What's the difference?

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Support is a related term of grace.

As a noun support

is something which supports often used attributively, as a complement or supplement to.

As a verb support

is (senseid)to keep from falling.

As a proper noun grace is

(label) , equivalent to english (grace).

support

English

Noun

(en noun)

Something which supports. Often used attributively, as a complement or supplement to.

Don't move that beam! It's a support for the whole platform.

Financial or other help.

The government provides support to the arts in several ways.

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Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.

Sure they sell the product, but do they provide support ?

(mathematics) in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero, or the closure of that set.

* 2004 , Amara Graps, An Introduction to Wavelets''] — [http://www.amara.com/IEEEwave/IW_history.html ''Historical Perspective

The first mention of wavelets appeared in an appendix to the thesis of A. Haar (1909). One property of the Haar wavelet is that it has compact support, which means that it vanishes outside of a finite interval. Unfortunately, Haar wavelets are not continuously differentiable which somewhat limits their applications.

(fuzzy set theory) A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose grade of membership in that fuzzy set is strictly greater than zero).

If the membership function of a fuzzy set is continuous, then that fuzzy set's support is an open set.

Antonyms

* (mathematics) kernel

Derived terms

* moral support * combat support (military) * support group

Verb

(en verb)

(senseid)To keep from falling.

Don’t move that beam! It supports the whole platform.

To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.

Sure they sell the product, but do they support it?

To back a cause, party etc. mentally or with concrete aid.

I support France in the World Cup

To help, particularly financially.

The government supports the arts in several ways.

To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain.

The testimony is not sufficient to support the charges.

The evidence will not support the statements or allegations.

* J. Edwards

to urge such arguments, as though they were sufficient to support and demonstrate a whole scheme of moral philosophy

To serve, as in a customer-oriented mindset; to give support to.

The IT Department supports the research organization, but not the sales force.

I don't make decisions: I just support those who do.

To be accountable for, or involved with, but not responsible for.

I support the administrative activities of the executive branch of the organization

(archaic) To endure without being overcome; bear; undergo; to tolerate.

* Dryden

This fierce demeanour and his insolence / The patience of a god could not support .

* 1881 , :

For a strong affection such moments are worth supporting , and they will end well; for your advocate is in your lover's heart and speaks her own language

To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain.

to support the character of King Lear

Antonyms

* oppose

Derived terms

* supportable * supported * supportive

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grace

English

(wikipedia grace)

Noun

(not countable) Elegant movement; poise or balance.

(not countable) Charming, pleasing qualities.

* 1699 , , Heads designed for an essay on conversations

Study gives strength to the mind; conversation, grace : the first apt to give stiffness, the other suppleness: one gives substance and form to the statue, the other polishes it.

* Blair

I have formerly given the general character of Mr. Addison's style and manner as natural and unaffected, easy and polite, and full of those graces which a flowery imagination diffuses over writing.

(not countable, theology) Free and undeserved favour, especially of God. Unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification.

(not countable, theology) Divine assistance in resisting sin.

(countable) Short prayer of thanks before or after a meal.

(finance) An allowance of time granted for a debtor during which he is free of at least part of his normal obligations towards the creditor.

(card games) A special move in a solitaire or patience game that is normally against the rules.

Verb

(grac)

To adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify.

He graced the room with his presence.

He graced the room by simply being there.

His portrait graced a landing on the stairway.

* (rfdate) (Alexander Pope)

Great Jove and Phoebus graced his noble line.

* (rfdate) (Shakespeare)

We are graced with wreaths of victory.

To dignify or raise by an act of favour; to honour.

* (rfdate) (Knolles)

He might, at his pleasure, grace or disgrace whom he would in court.

To supply with heavenly grace.

(Bishop Hall)

(music) To add grace notes, cadenzas, etc., to.

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