upbear

[ uhp-bair ]
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verb (used with object),up·bore, up·borne, up·bear·ing.
  1. to bear up; raise aloft; sustain or support.

Origin of upbear

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First recorded in 1250–1300, upbear is from the Middle English word upberen.See up-, bear1

Other words from upbear

  • up·bear·er, noun

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How to use upbear in a sentence

  • A pale moon in her last quarter was tossed high among the stars, as if upborne upon the ebbing tide of night.

    Joan of the Sword Hand | S(amuel) R(utherford) Crockett
  • Presently I caught sight of her, still upborne by her spread clothes, but already carried by the swift current beyond my reach.

    Recollections of a Policeman | William Russell (aka Thomas Waters)
  • She was upborne by the thought that it would be a relief to him not to see anything like a rotten apple.

    Grisly Grisell | Charlotte M. Yonge
  • What thou now readest we have seen her read; what she has said we have listened to; her soul we have upborne.

  • Grant, we pray Thee, that those who need long-suffering may find themselves strangely upborne and sustained.

    The Meaning of Faith | Harry Emerson Fosdick