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updive

/ʌpˈdaɪv/

updive verb: to spring upward; to rise.

Verb

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

  1. (archaic, intransitive, rare) To spring upward; to rise
    • make thy fame vp-dive1603, John Davies of Hereford, Microcosmos

Forms of updive

third-person singular presentupdives
present participleupdiving
pastupdived
past USupdove
past participleupdived

Origin of updive

From up- + dive.

Words that rhyme with updive

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Questions about updive

What does updive mean?
Updive means to spring upward; to rise.
What part of speech is updive?
Updive is a verb.
How do you pronounce updive?
Updive is pronounced /ʌpˈdaɪv/.
What is the past tense of updive?
The past tense of updive is updived.

Words near updive in the dictionary

  1. UPDF
  2. Updike
  3. Updikean
  4. Updikian
  5. updip
  6. updive
  7. updived
  8. updives
  9. updiving
  10. updo
  11. updog

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