uprear

American  

[uhp-reer] / ʌpˈrɪər /

verb (used with object)

1. to raise up; lift.

   The horse upreared its head and whinnied.

2. to build; erect.

   to uprear a monument in stone.

3. to elevate the dignity of; exalt.

   God upreared Abraham by making him the father of many nations.

4. to bring up; rear.

   to uprear children in a good environment.

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verb (used without object)

1. to rise.

uprear British  

/ ʌpˈrɪə /

verb

1. (tr) to lift up; raise

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Etymology

Origin of uprear

First recorded in 1250–1300, uprear is from the Middle English word upreren. See up-, rear ²

Example Sentences

Ye others round him straight the turf uprear; As for our sires was done of yore, An oblong square delve ye once more.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 01 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. by Francke, Kuno

Here waves uprear themselves, their tops blown back By the gay, sunny wind, which whips the blue And breaks it into gleams and sparks of light.

From A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass by Lowell, Amy

Natural barriers uprear before the traveler, barriers which he must scale with sweat and straining muscles.

From North of Fifty-Three by Fischer, Anton Otto

You who did with anguish bear me, For the Church you did uprear me: Let your blessing with me dwell.

From Black Forest Village Stories by Auerbach, Berthold

All hail, ye mountains that uprear     Your lordly heights magnificent!

From Canada, My Land and Other Compositions in Verse by MacKeracher, W. M.