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support

verb/suʃˈteɾ/medium

sus·ter

Definition

To bear all or part of the weight of; to hold up.
The beams support the entire structure.
He could barely support his own weight on the injured leg.
Common collocations
support weightsupport a familysupport an argument

Etymology

Do latim sustinere (segurar, suportar).

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