Uphold and Want

Uphold

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

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

Nearby Words: upholder, upholding

Want verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.

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Uphold and want are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Uphold" instead a verb "Want".

Nearby Words: wanting, wanted

woman	uphold woman	want woman
people	uphold people	want people
peace	uphold peace	want peace
name	uphold name	want name
Other words: way, version, friends.

Over the last nine years, Emiya Kiritsugu of Fate/Zero has really come to feel that his ideal is a very unpleasant want to uphold.

Source: Dirty Business
The arguments used to uphold The Masquerade is that normal humans would want magic to "solve every little problem", ignoring that Wizard society runs entirely on magic, and is helpless without it.

Source: Screw You, Elves!
Want to uphold the social market economy to neither offend the big business capitalists who propagate economic freedom nor the wacky socialists in their quest for, well...social justice.

Source: Political Stereotype

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