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upraise

[ uhp-reyz ]
/ ʌpˈreɪz /
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verb (used with object), up·raised, up·rais·ing.
to raise up; lift or elevate.
to raise from a depressed or dejected humor; cheer.
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Origin of upraise

First recorded in 1250–1300, upraise is from the Middle English word upreisen.See up-, raise

OTHER WORDS FROM upraise

up·rais·er, noun

Words nearby upraise

up-phase, uppish, uppity, Uppsala, up quark, upraise, uprate, uprear, upright, upright piano, uprise
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Words related to upraise

elevate, assemble, compose, construct, create, effect, fabricate, fashion, forge, form, found, frame, heighten, hoist, initiate, institute, join, lift, make, manufacture

How to use upraise in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for upraise

upraise
/ (ʌpˈreɪz) /
verb (tr)
mainly literary to lift up; elevate
archaic to praise; exalt

Derived forms of upraise

upraiser, noun
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