"upburn" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: upburns [present, singular, third-person], upburning [participle, present], upburned [participle, past], upburned [past], upburnt [participle, past], upburnt [past]
Etymology: up- + burn Etymology templates: {{pre|en|up|burn}} up- + burn Head templates: {{en-verb|+|+|+,~t}} upburn (third-person singular simple present upburns, present participle upburning, simple past and past participle upburned or upburnt)
  1. (poetic, archaic) To burn; to blaze up. Tags: archaic, poetic

Inflected forms

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