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υποστηρίζω. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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υποστηρίζω in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ὑποστηρίζω (hupostērízō), with semantic loan from French soutenir, appuyer, as well as semantic loan from English support.[1] By surface analysis, υπο- (ypo-) + στηρίζω (stirízo).
Pronunciation
Verb
υποστηρίζω • (ypostirízo) (past υποστήριξα, passive υποστηρίζομαι, ppp υποστηριζόμενος)
- to support, back, bolster
- to assert, claim
- to support, root for
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
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