updive

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/ʌpˈdaɪv/

verb

To spring upward; to rise

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Meanings

verbupdive (third-person singular simple present updives, present participle updiving, simple past updived or (chiefly US) updove, past participle updived)

present singular third person updives · participle present updiving · past updived · US past updove · participle past updived

  1. archaicintransitiverareTo spring upward; to rise

    make thy fame vp-dive

    1603, John Davies of Hereford, Microcosmos

Origin

From up- + dive.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with updive

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Cite this entry
APA

updive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/updive

MLA

“updive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/updive. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “updive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/updive.

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