Antonyms for upheave


Grammar : Verb
Spell : uhp-heev
Phonetic Transcription : ʌpˈhiv


Definition of upheave

  • As in lift : verb move upwards; ascend
  • As in raise : verb lift; build from the ground
  • As in jack : verb raise
Example sentences :
  • A vigorous stirring is bound to upheave what is searched for, so in due course the Captain dug up a snaffle-bit.
  • Extract from : « John Ermine of the Yellowstone » by Frederic Remington
  • Then during the night they upheave their backs to relieve themselves of the pressure, and thus shake the walling to a fall.
  • Extract from : « The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries » by W. Y. Evans Wentz
  • Here the word must have been upheave, the rimes being leave, cleave, bereave.
  • Extract from : « The Shakespeare-Expositor: An Aid to the Perfect Understanding of Shakespeare's Plays » by Thomas Keightley
  • In a mighty effort to upheave the foundations of despotism, the people grew mad.
  • Extract from : « The Gold Brick » by Ann S. Stephens
  • The Archimedian lever found a resting-place in his brain, and sundry of his thoughts seem not inapt to upheave the world.
  • Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 » by Various
  • Every upheave seemed to be followed by a downward settling plunge, as though the ship were already on her way to the bottom.
  • Extract from : « A Veldt Vendetta » by Bertram Mitford

Synonyms for upheave

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