Sentence:  Other scientific agencies , both Federal and civilian , <WSD>supported</WSD> studies in quantitative electron microscopical approach to microchemistry and microcytochemistry ; the investigation of the relationship of diphosphopyridine nucleotide synthesizine enzyme to tumor growth ; morphological study and classification of leukemia and lymphoma cases in animals ; and the study of structural changes in M. leprae and other mycobacteria . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to