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Support
/səˈpɔːt/
Help or comfort offered to someone or something, especially during difficult times.
Synonyms:
assist
aid
back
sustain
encourage
Antonyms:
oppose
hinder
undermine
discourage
obstruct
Examples:
I need your
support
.
I'd be
supporting
you.
He
supported
us.
Etymology:
From the Middle English
supporten
, derived from Old French
suporter
, and Latin
supportāre
, meaning to carry or bring up.
Usage Statistics:
200 mentions per 1 million words
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