a. [ L. insupportabilis: cf. F. insupportable. See In- not, and Support. ] Incapable of being supported or borne; unendurable; insufferable; intolerable; as, insupportable burdens; insupportable pain. -- In`sup*port"a*ble*ness, n. -- In`sup*port"a*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Supported; p. pr. & vb. n. Supporting. ] [ F. supporter, L. supportare to carry on, to convey, in LL., to support, sustain; sub under + portare to carry. See Port demeanor. ] 1. To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar supports a structure; an abutment supports an arch; the trunk of a tree supports the branches. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To endure without being overcome, exhausted, or changed in character; to sustain; as, to support pain, distress, or misfortunes. [ 1913 Webster ]

This fierce demeanor and his insolence
The patience of a god could not support. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To keep from failing or sinking; to solace under affictive circumstances; to assist; to encourage; to defend; as, to support the courage or spirits. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain; as, to support the character of King Lear. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To furnish with the means of sustenance or livelihood; to maintain; to provide for; as, to support a family; to support the ministers of the gospel. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. To carry on; to enable to continue; to maintain; as, to support a war or a contest; to support an argument or a debate. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain; as, the testimony is not sufficient to support the charges; the evidence will not support the statements or allegations. [ 1913 Webster ]

To urge such arguments, as though they were sufficient to support and demonstrate a whole scheme of moral philosophy. J. Edwards. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. To vindicate; to maintain; to defend successfully; as, to be able to support one's own cause. [ 1913 Webster ]

9. To uphold by aid or countenance; to aid; to help; to back up; as, to support a friend or a party; to support the present administration. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wherefore, bold pleasant,
Darest thou support a published traitor? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

10. A attend as an honorary assistant; as, a chairman supported by a vice chairman; O'Connell left the prison, supported by his two sons. [ 1913 Webster ]

Support arms (Mil.), a command in the manual of arms in responce to which the piece is held vertically at the shoulder, with the hammer resting on the left forearm, which is passed horizontally across the body in front; also, the position assumed in response to this command. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To maintain; endure; verify; substantiate; countenance; patronize; help; back; second; succor; relieve; uphold; encourage; favor; nurture; nourish; cherish; shield; defend; protect; stay; assist; forward. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] 1. The act, state, or operation of supporting, upholding, or sustaining. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which upholds, sustains, or keeps from falling, as a prop, a pillar, or a foundation of any kind. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which maintains or preserves from being overcome, falling, yielding, sinking, giving way, or the like; subsistence; maintenance; assistance; reenforcement; as, he gave his family a good support, the support of national credit; the assaulting column had the support of a battery. [ 1913 Webster ]

Points of support (Arch.), the horizontal area of the solids of a building, walls, piers, and the like, as compared with the open or vacant spaces. --
Right of support (Law), an easement or servitude by which the owner of a house has a right to rest his timber on the walls of his neighbor's house. Kent. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Stay; prop; maintenance; subsistence; assistance; favor; countenance; encouragement; patronage; aid; help; succor; nutriment; sustenance; food. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. supportable. ] Capable of being supported, maintained, or endured; endurable. -- Sup*port"a*ble*ness, n. -- Sup*port"a*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Support. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Maintenance; support. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, supports; as, oxygen is a supporter of life. [ 1913 Webster ]

The sockets and supporters of flowers are figured. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

The saints have a . . . supporter in all their miseries. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Especially, an adherent; one who sustains, advocates, and defends; as, the supporter of a party, faction, or candidate. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Shipbuilding) A knee placed under the cathead. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Her.) A figure, sometimes of a man, but commonly of some animal, placed on either side of an escutcheon, and exterior to it. Usually, both supporters of an escutcheon are similar figures. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Med.) A broad band or truss for supporting the abdomen or some other part or organ. [ 1913 Webster ]

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a. Abounding with support. [ Obs. ] Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having no support. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Support. [ Obs. ] Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A female supporter. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

You are my gracious patroness and supportress. Massinger. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Insupportable; unendurable. -- Un`sup*port"a*ble*ness, n. Bp. Wilkins. -- Un`sup*port"a*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

(b) To past particles, or to adjectives formed after the analogy of past particles, to indicate the absence of the condition or state expressed by them; as, --

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See wounded.
See woven.
See wreaked.
See wrecked.
See wrinkled.
See wrought.
See wrung.
See yielded.
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(c) To present participles which come from intransitive verbs, or are themselves employed as adjectives, to mark the absence of the activity, disposition, or condition implied by the participle; as, -- [ 1913 Webster ]