take up for

Support in an argument, as in To our surprise her father took up for her fiancé. [Second half of 1800s]

To support (a person or group, for example) in an argument.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Julius	YOO:-li-uws (Ancient Roman), JOO-lee-əs (English), YOO-lee-uws (German)	Ancient Roman, English, German
Sean	[ʃɔ:n]
Sneha	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada
Verginius	-	Ancient Roman
Dallas	['dæləs]
Caleigh	KAY-lee, KA-lee	English (Modern)