Employ and Uphold

Employ

Employ verb - To provide with a paying job.

Uphold and employ are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Uphold" instead a verb "Employ".

Uphold

Uphold verb - To continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections.

Employ and uphold are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Employ" instead a verb "Uphold".

Nearby Words: upholder, upholding

Common collocations

people employ people uphold people
image employ image uphold image
sort employ sort uphold sort
rule employ rule uphold rule
Other words: version, stereotypes.
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