buttress
/ˈbʌtɹɪs/ verb C2- To support something physically with, or as if with, a prop or buttress.
- To support something or someone by supplying evidence.
He/she/it buttresses · Past buttressed · Past participle buttressed · -ing form buttressing
Verb forms
- Base form
- buttress
- He/she/it
- buttresses
- Past
- buttressed
- Past participle
- buttressed
- -ing form
- buttressing
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