UPBEAR

Etymology

Verb

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

(dated, transitive) To hold up; raise aloft; hold or sustain high

Anagrams

• bear up

Source: Wiktionary


Up*bear", v. t.

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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