buttressed

• Décrit quelque chose qui est soutenu ou renforcé, souvent utilisé au sens figuré pour des arguments ou des systèmes.

Describes something that is supported or strengthened, often used in a figurative sense for arguments or systems.

1. Supported or reinforcedC1formal

   Strengthened or supported by a structure or argument.

   Étayé, renforcé

   • The wall was buttressed with heavy stone pillars.
   • His argument was buttressed by extensive research.
   • The theory is buttressed by decades of experimental data.

   Synonymesbracedfortifiedreinforcedstrengthenedsupported

   Antonymesunsupportedweakened

• Verbe signifiant soutenir ou renforcer une construction, un argument ou un système, souvent à l'aide de preuves supplémentaires ou d'un appui solide.

A verb meaning to support or strengthen a structure, argument, or system, often with additional evidence or reinforcement.

1. Support or strengthenC1formal

   To support or reinforce a structure, argument, or system.

   Étayer, renforcer

   • The architect buttressed the old wall with steel beams.
   • The lawyer buttressed her case with new evidence.
   • The government buttressed the economy with new policies.

   Synonymesbolsterbracepropreinforceshorestrengthensupportsustainunderpin

   Antonymesdestabilizeerodesapundermineweaken