tukea — meaning in English

English meaning

• abet verb To help or encourage someone to do something wrong, especially a crime.
• affirm verb To state something confidently and firmly as true.
• anchor noun A heavy metal device lowered from a boat to grip the seabed and keep the vessel in place.
• back noun The rear surface of the human or animal body, from the shoulders to the hips.
• bolster noun A long cylindrical pillow or cushion.
• buoy noun A floating marker anchored in water to warn of danger, mark a channel, or show a location.
• buttress noun A support made of brick, concrete or stone, set against a structure to hold it up.
• encourage verb To give someone confidence, support, or hope.
• endorse verb To publicly declare support or approval for a person, product, or idea.
• lift verb To raise something to a higher position.
• promote verb To raise someone to a higher rank or more important job.
• prop noun An object used to support something, or to keep it in place.
• reinforce verb To make something stronger by adding extra support or material.
• relieve verb To ease or reduce pain, distress, or worry.
• second adjective Coming after the first in order, position, or importance.
• subsidize verb To help pay for something, especially with government or organizational funds, to lower its cost.
• substantiate verb To back up a claim with evidence or proof.
• succeed verb To achieve a desired goal or outcome.
• support noun Help, encouragement or resources given to someone or something.
• truss noun A supportive belt or bandage worn to hold a hernia in place.
• underpin verb To hold something up from underneath with supports or brickwork.
• uphold verb To support or maintain something, such as a law, principle, or standard.

Senses

tukea is used for these senses in English:

• abet (transitive) To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action). [late 16th c.]
• affirm To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; especially (legal) to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review.
• anchor To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.
• back (transitive) To support.
• back up (idiomatic, transitive) To provide support or the promise of support to.
• bear out (transitive) To corroborate, prove, or confirm; to demonstrate; to provide evidence for.
• bolster (transitive, often, figurative) To brace, reinforce, secure, or support.
• buoy (transitive) To support or maintain at a high level.

abet — full definition

1. verb To help or encourage someone to do something wrong, especially a crime.
2. verb To support or back up a good cause, opinion or action.
3. verb To push someone toward doing something worthwhile.
4. verb (dated) To back a prediction by putting money on it.

affirm — full definition

1. verb To state something confidently and firmly as true.
2. verb (law) To uphold or confirm a lower court’s decision on appeal.

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