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support
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /s??p??t/, [s??p???t]
- (General American) IPA(key): /s??p??t/, [s??p???t], [s??p?o?t]
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /s??po(?)?t/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /s??po?t/
- Rhymes: -??(?)t
- Hyphenation: sup?port
Etymology 1
From Middle English supporten, from Old French supporter, from Latin support?. Displaced Old English underwreþian and Old English fultum.
Verb
support (third-person singular simple present supports, present participle supporting, simple past and past participle supported)
- (transitive) To keep from falling.
- (transitive) To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
- (transitive) To back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid.
- (transitive) To help, particularly financially.
- To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain.
- 1754, Jonathan Edwards, The Freedom of the Will
- to urge such arguments, as though they were sufficient to support and demonstrate a whole scheme of moral philosophy
- 1754, Jonathan Edwards, The Freedom of the Will
- (transitive) To serve, as in a customer-oriented mindset; to give support to.
- (transitive) To be designed (said of machinery, electronics, or computers, or their parts, accessories, peripherals, or programming) to function compatibly with or provide the capacity for.
- (transitive) To be accountable for, or involved with, but not responsible for.
- (archaic) To endure without being overcome; bear; undergo; to tolerate.
- This fierce demeanour and his insolence / The patience of a god could not support.
- 1881, Robert Louis Stevenson, Virginibus Puerisque:
- For a strong affection such moments are worth supporting, and they will end well; for your advocate is in your lover's heart and speaks her own language […]
- To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain.
Synonyms
- (to keep from falling): underprop, uphold, stut
Antonyms
- (to back a cause, party, etc.): oppose
Derived terms
- supportable
- supported
- supportive
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English support, from Anglo-Norman and Middle French support. Displaced Old English underwreþung.
Noun
support (countable and uncountable, plural supports)
- (sometimes attributive) Something which supports.
- Financial or other help.
- Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.
- (mathematics) in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero, or the closure of that set.
- (fuzzy set theory) A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose grade of membership in that fuzzy set is strictly greater than zero).
- Evidence.
- (computing) Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature.
- An actor playing a subordinate part with a star.
- An accompaniment in music.
- (gymnastics) Clipping of support position.
- (structural analysis) Horizontal, vertical or rotational support of structures: movable, hinged, fixed. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Antonyms
- (mathematics): kernel
Hyponyms
- moral support
- (answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold): first-level support, second-level support, third-level support
- (military): combat support
Derived terms
- support act
- support group
Translations
French
Etymology
From the verb supporter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sy.p??/
Noun
support m (plural supports)
- support
- base
- (heraldry) supporter
Further reading
- “support” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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bracer
English
Etymology
From Middle English bracer, from Old French braceure; equivalent to brace +? -er.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?b?e?s?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?b?e?s?/
- Rhymes: -e?s?(?)
Noun
bracer (plural bracers)
- That which braces, binds, or makes firm; a band or bandage.
- (archery) A covering to protect the arm of the bowman from the vibration of the string.
- 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 34:
- To prevent the bow string from hanging on the left arm, it is covered with a piece of smooth leather, fastened on the outside of the arm, this is called a bracer.
- 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 34:
- Armor for the forearm; a brassard.
- A medicine, as an astringent or a tonic, which gives tension or tone to any part of the body.
Anagrams
- craber
Middle English
Alternative forms
- braser, brasur, brasoure, brassure
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French braceure; equivalent to brace +? -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?bra?s??r(?)/, /?bra?s?r(?)/
Noun
bracer (plural bracers)
- Armour for the arm; a brassard.
- (rare) A protective sleeve or guard for the forearm.
- (rare) An armband.
Descendants
- English: bracer
References
- “br?c?r, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-11.
Old French
Verb
bracer
- Alternative form of bracier
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-c, *-cs, *-ct are modified to z, z, zt. In addition, c becomes ç before an a, o or u to keep the /ts/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
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