upbear

[ uhp-bair ]

verb (used with object)

, up·bore, up·borne, up·bear·ing.

1. to bear up; raise aloft; sustain or support.

Other Words From

• up·bearer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of upbear¹

First recorded in 1250–1300, upbear is from the Middle English word upberen. See up-, bear ¹

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

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Kneeling Norman nobles carved in white marble upbear the simple, boxlike mass of porphyry upon their armored shoulders.

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

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