sostenere — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abet verb To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.
- advocate noun A person who publicly supports or argues in favor of a cause, policy, or another person.
- allege verb To state under oath, to plead.
- argue verb To exchange differing opinions, often heatedly.
- assert verb To state something firmly and confidently, as if it were beyond doubt.
- back noun The rear surface of the human or animal body, from the shoulders to the hips.
- buttress noun A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
- empower verb To give someone the authority or legal right to do something.
- foster verb To raise or care for a child who is not biologically one's own.
- pitch noun A persuasive presentation intended to sell or promote something.
- posit noun Something that is posited; a postulate.
- promote verb To raise someone to a higher rank or more important job.
- second adjective Coming after the first in order, position, or importance.
- stand verb To be upright on one's feet, or to rise into that position.
- support noun Help, encouragement or resources given to someone or something.
- underpin verb To support from below with props or masonry.
Senses
sostenere 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.]
- advocate (transitive) To encourage support for something.
- allege (obsolete, transitive) To state under oath, to plead.
- allege (transitive) To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof.
- argue (transitive) To present (a viewpoint or an argument therefor).
- assert To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to.
- back (transitive) To support.
- buttress (figurative, by extension) To support something or someone by supplying evidence.
abet — full definition
- verb To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.
- verb To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action).
- verb To urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable.
- verb To back up one's forecast of a doubtful issue, by staking money, etc., to bet.
advocate — full definition
- noun A person who publicly supports or argues in favor of a cause, policy, or another person.
- noun A lawyer, especially one who represents a client in court.
- verb To publicly support or argue in favor of something.