upgather

English

Etymology

up- +‎ gather

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʌpˈɡæðə(ɹ)/

Verb

upgather (third-person singular simple present upgathers, present participle upgathering, simple past and past participle upgathered)

1. (obsolete) To gather up; to contract; to draw together.
   • 1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], “Muiopotmos, or The Fate of the Butterflie”, in Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC:

     Himself he close upgatherd more and more.

Anagrams

• gather up