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verbupstrive (third-person singular simple present upstrives, present participle upstriving, simple past upstrove, past participle upstriven)
present singular third person upstrives · participle present upstriving · past upstrove · participle past upstriven
- archaicpoeticTo strive upward.
Attic and cellar, squalid stews and basement, One swarming hive A-sweat upstrive; […]
1911, The Westminster Review, volume 175, page 5771 more example
Angel-born, of angel nature, angel-like in face to see, Angel-souled, his every aim upstriving where the angels stand, […]
1890, The National Review, volume 15, page 334
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upstrive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upstrive
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