Upflower

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To flower; to reach a state of full development or achievement. archaic, intransitive, poetic

    "The beauteous babe — a sour old beldame's care, / Upflowered at length a matchless maid, and fair."

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"The beauteous babe — a sour old beldame's care, / Upflowered at length a matchless maid, and fair."

Etymology

From up- + flower.

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