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Webster 1913 Edition


Upbear

Up-bear′

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Verb.
T.
To bear up; to raise aloft; to support in an elevated situation; to sustain.
Spenser.
One short sigh of breath,
upbore

Even to the seat of God.
Milton.
A monstrous wave
upbore

The chief, and dashed him on the craggy shore.
Pope.

Webster 1828 Edition


Upbear

UPBEAR

,
Verb.
T.
pret. upbore; pp. upborne. [up and bear. See Bear.]
1.
To raise aloft; to life; to elevate.
2.
To sustain aloft; to support in an elevated situation.
Upborne they fly.
3.
To support; to sustain.

Definition 2024


upbear

upbear

English

Verb

upbear (third-person singular simple present upbears, present participle upbearing, simple past upbore, past participle upborne or upbore)

  1. (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

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