podpréti♦♦♦ gl.
1. [kandidata, organizacijo, sistem, predlog] to back, to support; [argument] to support, to buttress; (javno zagovarjati) [stališče, mnenje] to advocate, to support
podpreti z dokazi to substantiate, to support with evidence
2. (fizično) [streho, strop] to hold* up, to prop up, to support
3. (z denarjem) [koncert, tekmovanje] to sponsor