upbuild
Americanverb (used with object)
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He looked upon the limestone masses to the east, and mused upon the ways of Nature, which caused the destruction of myriads of shell-fish to upbuild the marble of the palace.
From The Great Gold Rush A Tale of the Klondike by Jarvis, W. H. P. (William Henry Pope)
His energy and intelligence have been honorably felt in every walk of life, and his enterprise and skill have done much to develop and upbuild the Dominion.
From The Clan Fraser in Canada Souvenir of the First Annual Gathering by Fraser, Alexander
These virtues are especially fitted to upbuild and to maintain the feudal order of society.
From Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic by Gulick, Sidney Lewis
He was a liberal man, ever ready to embark his means in enterprises calculated to upbuild and aid in the progress of Seattle.
From Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound by Denny, Emily Inez
And if it failed, God forbid, it would be for them to heal, to mend, to upbuild, and, undaunted, push on and upward again.
From The Heart of the Hills by Fox, John
“The Life of Emile Zola” may be described as memorable, and the sort of picture that is upbuilding for the screen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2023
With the bypassing of naval recruiting to Selective Service, the gathering of the crafts got harder and the upbuilding of Seabees' war strength to the authorized 210,000 men was threatened.
From Time Magazine Archive
Job's Daughters, aged 13 to 20, "band together girls for spiritual and moral upbuilding, to teach love of country and flag . . . home, parents and elders."
From Time Magazine Archive
I spoke, therefore, for an upbuilding process, not only to preserve the independence and integrity of the judiciary, but to reinforce it and strengthen it as an essential and honored part of our institutions.
From Time Magazine Archive
Many fine men and women, through the long years, made invaluable contributions to the upbuilding of the Institution.
From Charles Lewis Cocke Founder of Hollins College by Smith, William Robert Lee
We are told by one of them that "she had upbuilt with strenuous pains a resolute virtue," conquering many faults, and gaining a lofty nobleness of spirit.
From George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy by Cooke, George Willis
The sea was thus kept shallow, and at times, especially toward the close of the era, much of the area was upbuilt or raised to low, marshy, coastal plains.
From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon
"So fancy limns him, who'll not cease To watch o'er what his brain upbuilt," Punch sang.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, July 16, 1892 by Various
I believe this: If, when we pass into the Unknown, we continue to exist as individual consciousnesses, then we carry with us the heaven and the hell that we have each upbuilt for ourselves.”
From Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation by Brehm, George
Pedrarias lived until his eighty-ninth year, and died in his bed at Panama; which town had been first visited by one of his captains, Tello de Guzman, founded by Espinosa and upbuilt by himself.
From South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure by Brady, Cyrus Townsend
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