upburn

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verb

To burn; to blaze up.

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Meanings

verbupburn (third-person singular simple present upburns, present participle upburning, simple past and past participle upburned or upburnt)

present singular third person upburns · participle present upburning · participle past upburned · past upburned · participle past upburnt · past upburnt

  1. archaicpoeticTo burn; to blaze up.

    All chill without, yet in the heart what feelings warm upburn, / What memories old and half forgot, like travelers far, return!

    1849, James Staunton Babcock, Visions and Voices, page 148
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    And clear, and bright, and steadfastly, / In every cup the flame upburns, / The beauty of the milky-way / Is the pale incense of their urns.

    1850, Charles Frederick Briggs, The Dollar Magazine, volumes 5-6, page 599

Origin

up- + burn

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APA

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MLA

“upburn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upburn. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “upburn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upburn.

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