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Noun
S: (n) support (the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities) "his support kept the family together"; "they gave him emotional support during difficult times"
S: (n) support (aiding the cause or policy or interests of) "the president no longer has the support of his own party"; "they developed a scheme of mutual support"
S: (n) support (something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest) "the policy found little public support"; "his faith was all the support he needed"; "the team enjoyed the support of their fans"
S: (n) support, reinforcement, reenforcement (a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission) "they called for artillery support"
S: (n) documentation, support (documentary validation) "his documentation of the results was excellent"; "the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones"
S: (n) support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance (the financial means whereby one lives) "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"
S: (v) support, back up (give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to) "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up"
S: (v) support (support materially or financially) "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"
S: (v) hold, support, sustain, hold up (be the physical support of; carry the weight of) "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"
S: (v) subscribe, support (adopt as a belief) "I subscribe to your view on abortion"
S: (v) corroborate, underpin, bear out, support (support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm) "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"
S: (v) match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree (be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics) "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
S: (v) consist (be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous) "Desires are to be satisfied only so far as consists with an approved end"
S: (v) look (accord in appearance with) "You don't look your age!"
S: (v) answer (match or correspond) "The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave"
S: (v) coincide (be the same) "our views on this matter coincided"
S: (v) correlate (to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation) "Do these facts correlate?"
S: (v) parallel (be parallel to) "Their roles are paralleled by ours"
S: (v) twin, duplicate, parallel (duplicate or match) "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"
S: (v) square (be compatible with) "one idea squares with another"
S: (v) corroborate, underpin, bear out, support (support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm) "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"
S: (v) resemble (appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to) "She resembles her mother very much"; "This paper resembles my own work"
S: (v) homologize (be homologous) "A person's arms homologize with a quadruped's forelimbs"
S: (v) befit, suit, beseem (accord or comport with) "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!"
W: (n) corroboration [Related to: corroborate] (confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence)
W: (n) support [Related to: support] (documentary validation) "his documentation of the results was excellent"; "the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones"
S: (v) defend, support, fend for (argue or speak in defense of) "She supported the motion to strike"
S: (v) support (play a subordinate role to (another performer)) "Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act"
S: (v) patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going (be a regular customer or client of) "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"
S: (v) digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up (put up with something or somebody unpleasant) "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"