supported

Meanings

• verb

  Providing assistance, encouragement, or holding up something to keep it from falling or breaking.

• verb

  Giving approval, endorsement, or sanction to something.

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Pronunciation

1. /səˈpɔɹtɪd/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

oppose , unsupported

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Synonyms

stut , underprop , uphold

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with supported
supporter , suppositor , reporter

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Variants

List of all variants of supported that leads to same result
support , supportabilities , supportability , supportable , supported , supporting , supportive , supportiveness , supportivenesses , supports , community-supported agriculture , self-support , self-supported , self-supports

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Forms

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supports, supporting, had supported, had been supporting

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

From Old French supporter, from supporter 'to bear, uphold, keep alive, maintain, help', from sub 'under' + porter 'to carry'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'supported' appears 21 times in Shakespeare's works.

2. The term 'supported employment' refers to job placement and support services for people with disabilities.

3. In the context of architecture, a supported wall is one that bears the weight of the structure above it.

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Related Concepts

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1. Backing, sponsoring: The act of providing financial or emotional support to a person, project, or organization.

2. Prop: A device used to support or hold something up.

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Culture

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The word 'supported' has been used extensively in literature, particularly in the context of providing emotional or moral support to characters. It has also been used metaphorically to describe the backing or sponsorship of an idea, project, or organization.

How to Memorize "supported"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize yourself holding up a heavy object to prevent it from falling. Imagine the feeling of your muscles working to keep it steady.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'supported' with the idea of 'holding up' or 'keeping something aloft'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the sentence 'Supporting is the act of holding up something that needs it'.

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