upbear

[ uhp-bair ]
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verb (used with object),up·bore, up·borne, up·bear·ing.
  1. to bear up; raise aloft; sustain or support.

Origin of upbear

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First recorded in 1250–1300, upbear is from the Middle English word upberen.See up-, bear1

Other words from upbear

  • up·bear·er, noun

Words Nearby upbear

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How to use upbear in a sentence

  • Approach!The incrusted surface shall upbear thy steps,And the broad arching portals of the groveWelcome thy entering.

  • If they sometimes subdue, they must finally upbear me, for I seek the universal,—and that must be the best.

    At Home And Abroad | Margaret Fuller Ossoli
  • Kneeling Norman nobles carved in white marble upbear the simple, boxlike mass of porphyry upon their armored shoulders.

    Vistas in Sicily | Arthur Stanley Riggs
  • If they sometimes subdue, they must finally upbear me, for I seek the Universal—and that must be the best.