ANGLO-SAXON PREFIXES 7. UP-: "up," "upward" upcoming coming up; being in the near future; forthcoming; approaching update bring up to date upgrade raise the grade or quality of; improve upheaval violent heaving up; commotion; extreme agitation upkeep maintenance ("keeping up"); cost of operating and repairing upright standing up straight on the feet; erect uproot pull up by the roots; remove co..