upbear
Americanverb (used with object)
Other Word Forms
- upbearer noun
Etymology
Origin of upbear
First recorded in 1250–1300, upbear is from the Middle English word upberen. See up-, bear 1
Example Sentences
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He would be lifted on the hands of men, their plaudits would upbear his soul, and he would at last triumph, sealed by the sanction of his kind.
From The Prisoner by Brown, Alice
Each hand an Alpine spear 766 Waves, and an oblong shield their stalwart arms upbear.
From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Taylor, Edward Fairfax
Lord Falworth had the grim strength of manhood's hard sense to upbear him in sending his son into the world, but the poor lady mother had nothing of that to uphold her.
From Men of Iron by Pyle, Howard
Gretchen, in the golden cloud, is raised above all past delusions, worthy to redeem and upbear the wise man who stumbled into the pit of error while searching for truth.
From Woman in the Ninteenth Century and Kindred Papers Relating to the Sphere, Condition and Duties, of Woman. by Fuller, Margaret
If they sometimes subdue, they must finally upbear me, for I seek the Universal—and that must be the best.
From Summer on the Lakes, in 1843 by Fuller, Margaret
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