Uphold
Uphold , transitive verb
1.
To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
The mournful train with groans, and hands upheld.
Besought his pity.
2.
To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain.
Honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.
Faulconbridge,
In spite of spite, alone upholds the day.
3.
To aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as, to uphold a person in wrongdoing.