Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

upbreak

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: up-break
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To break upwards; to force away or passage to the surface.

Intransitive verb

noun

A break-up or division.

noun

A breaking upward or bursting forth; an upburst.

Example Sentences

"The most ignorant will be wiser than the wisest now is by the time these words can be published, but we think this anticipation is likely to be realised: the probability of upbreak in the "Church" itself increases as the hour of the meeting of the Council approaches."
"the upbreak of the fountains of my heart"

Etymology

Etymology tree English up- Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰrégeti Proto-Germanic *brekaną Proto-West Germanic *brekan Old English brecan Middle English breken English break English upbreak From up- + break.

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

upbreaks (present, singular) upbreaking (participle, present) upbroke (past) upbroken (participle, past) upbreaks (plural)

Questions

What does upbreak mean?: To break upwards; to force away or passage to the surface.
Where does upbreak come from?: Etymology tree English up- Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰrégeti Proto-Germanic *brekaną Proto-West Germanic *brekan Old English brecan Middle English breken English break English upbreak From up- + break.

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