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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