upbear

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

UPBEAR, verb transitive preterit tense upbore; participle passive 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.
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