upstrive

English

Etymology

up- +‎ strive

Verb

upstrive (third-person singular simple present upstrives, present participle upstriving, simple past upstrove, past participle upstriven)

1. (archaic, poetic) To strive upward.
   • 1890, The National Review, volume 15, page 334:

     Angel-born, of angel nature, angel-like in face to see,
     Angel-souled, his every aim upstriving where the angels stand, […]

   • 1911, The Westminster Review, volume 175, page 577:

     Attic and cellar, squalid stews and basement,
     One swarming hive
     A-sweat upstrive; […]