upstrive

verb

verb

Etymology From up- + strive.

Archaic, Poetic To strive upward.

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:
Attic and cellar, squalid stews and basement, One swarming hive A-sweat upstrive; […]1911, The Westminster Review, volume 175, page 577:

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