Verb
Synonyms by this part of speech
To convince others to back a particular course of action
- persuade
- affect
- influence
- motivate
- sway
- capture
- convince
- draw
- impel
- impress
To hold up something by bearing its weight
- support
- sustain
- bear
- bolster
- stand
- underpin
- buttress
- uphold
- brace
- hold
To hold a child within the body in preparation for birth
- expect
- bear
- be expecting
- be gravid with
- be pregnant with