upbear

up·bear

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

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English upberen. See up-, bear1

up·bear·er, noun
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