Etymology

upsend

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Today it means: To send, cast, or throw up; deliver; submit. Full definition →

Middle English upsenden
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromupsenden
  2. English todayupsend

From Middle English upsenden, equivalent to up- + send. Cognate with Scots upsend (“to ascend”), Dutch opzenden (“to redirect, forward”), Low German upsenden (“to send up, deliver (mail)”), Swedish uppsända (“to offer up”).

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