Upsend

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To propel or transmit something in an upward direction so that it rises or goes higher
2. Sending an object or signal skyward or toward a higher position than where it started
3. Directing something to move up and away from its origin toward a raised or elevated point

Etymology: "Upsend" is a plain compound: the prefix "up-" joined to the verb "send." The verb "send" itself goes back to Old English "sendan," meaning to cause something to go or be conveyed somewhere, and the prefix "up-" simply adds the sense of movement toward a higher place. The combination was formed in Middle English, when "upsenden" appeared, so it is an older English coinage rather than a recent one. The word's history is also instructive for what it shows about related forms. Scots has "upsend" with the sense of "to ascend," and Dutch "opzenden" carries the sense of forwarding or redirecting something, while Low German "upsenden" meant to send up or deliver mail. Swedish "uppsända" means to offer up. These cognates show that the same up-plus-send construction was used across several Germanic languages, with meanings ranging from literal upward motion to passing something along to another party.