buttress
To support something physically with, or as if with, a prop or buttressTo support something physically with, or as if with, a prop or buttress.
» He used evidence to buttress his claims.
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2 sensesTo support something physically with, or as if with, a prop or buttress.
stützen, verstärken
reinforce with a buttress
(broadly, figuratively)To support something or someone by supplying evidence.
stützen, untermauern
Examples
3 sentencesHe used evidence to buttress his claims.
After the fire, I noticed that a buttress on the east side of the cathedral was blackened with soot.
Many Gothic cathedrals, such as the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, have flying buttresses.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Old French ars bouterez (noun, literally “supporting arcs”), from bouterez (adjectiveFrom Old French ars bouterez (noun, literally “supporting arcs”), from bouterez (adjective), oblique plural of bouteret (rare in the singular), from Frankish *bôtan, from Proto-Germanic *bautaną (“to push”). Ultimately cognate with beat.
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Forms
buttresses, buttressing, buttressed, buttressed| Base form | buttress · to buttress |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | buttresses |
| Present participle | buttressing |
| Past simple | buttressed |
| Past participle | buttressed |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle