Lie and Uphold

Lie

Lie verb - To make a statement one knows to be untrue.

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

Nearby Word: lied

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

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

Nearby Words: upholder, upholding

people	lie people	uphold people
order	lie order	uphold order
honor	lie honor	uphold honor
way	lie way	uphold way
Other words: rule, secret, side, friends.

He later says it's not absolute: if it were a situation of universal security, he would be able to lie in order to uphold it.

Source: Cannot Tell a Lie
Because the mare her "friend" likes is a regal, majestic pony who spends a lot of time in Canterlot and has a reputation to uphold...The story cn be found here.Tropes Bad Liar: I Have This Friend... is the oldest lie in the book.

Source: Fanfic / I Have This Friend...
He later decides it was All Just a Dream ( in a symbolic version of Killed to Uphold the Masquerade, his friends Nick and Hank deliberately lie to him ) in order to return to normal and get himself finally discharged from voluntary confinement at a mental asylum.

Source: Useful Notes / Philippines

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