verb transitiveWord forms: upˈbuilt or upˈbuilding
to build up
upbuild in American English
(upˈbɪld)
transitive verbWord forms: -built, -building
to build up, as with the result of establishing, increasing, enlarging, or fortifying
Derived forms
upbuilder
noun
Word origin
[1505–15; up- + build]This word is first recorded in the period 1505–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blackjack, hub, jump, terrace, wagonup- is a combining form, used in the formation of compound words indicating upward movementor upper position. Other words that use the affix up- include: upgrade, upside, upstage, upstate, upstream