upbear
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English upberen, equivalent to up- + bear.
Verb [edit]
upbear (third-person singular simple present upbears, present participle upbearing, simple past upbore, past participle upborne or upbore)
- (transitive) To bear up; raise aloft; support in an elevated situation; sustain.
- One short sigh of breath, upbore Even to the seat of God. — John Milton
- A monstrous wave upbore the chief, and dashed him on the craggy shore. — Alexander Pope
