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upstrive

verb

Etymology

From up- + strive.

  1. derived from *stribēn✻ — “to strive”
  2. derived from *strībaną✻
  3. derived from *strīban✻ — “to exert, make an effort”
  4. derived from estriver — “to compete, quarrel”
  5. inherited from striven — “to strive”
  6. prefixed as upstrive — “up + strive”

Definitions

  1. To strive upward.

    • Angel-born, of angel nature, angel-like in face to see, Angel-souled, his every aim upstriving where the angels stand, […]
    • Attic and cellar, squalid stews and basement, One swarming hive A-sweat upstrive; […]

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