Upbear

Upbear
Upbear Up*bear", v. t. To bear up; to raise aloft; to support in an elevated situation; to sustain. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

One short sigh of breath, upbore Even to the seat of God. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

A monstrous wave upbore The chief, and dashed him on the craggy shore. --Pope. [1913 Webster]


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  • upbear — index bear (support) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • upbear — upbearer, n. /up bair /, v.t., upbore, upborne, upbearing. to bear up; raise aloft; sustain or support. [1250 1300; ME upberen. See UP , BEAR1] * * * …   Universalium

  • upbear — verb To bear up; to raise aloft; to support in an elevated situation; to sustain. . ,One short sigh of breath, upbore Even to the seat of God …   Wiktionary

  • upbear — v. a. Alys. 5163; part. ‘upborn.’ Ps. cxxx. 1 …   Oldest English Words

  • upbear — v. support in a raised position, hold up; raise, lift, elevate; sustain, support …   English contemporary dictionary

  • upbear — /ʌpˈbɛə/ (say up bair) verb (t) (upbore, upborne, upbearing) Rare to bear up; raise aloft; support; sustain. {up + bear1} –upbearer, noun …  

  • upbear — | ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: Middle English upberen, from up + beren to bear more at bear : to bear up : support, raise …   Useful english dictionary

  • bear — / bar/ vb bore / bōr/, borne, / bōrn/, also, born vt 1: to physically carry (as an object or message) the right of the people to keep and bear arms U.S. Constitution amend. II …   Law dictionary

  • back — Synonyms and related words: a priori, a rebours, a reculons, abandon, abet, accented, acknowledgments, advance, advocate, affirm, afford support, aft, after, aftermost, afterpart, afterpiece, again, against the grain, ago, aid, alpenstock,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • back up — Synonyms and related words: act for, advance, affirm, afford support, answer for, appear for, ascend, attest, authenticate, back, back away, back off, backpedal, backtrack, backtrail, backwater, bear, bear out, bear up, bolster, bolster up, brace …   Moby Thesaurus

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