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.

Nearby words

uppercut, uppermost, uppish, uppity, uppsala, upraise, uprate, uprear, upright, upright piano, uprise

Origin of upraise

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

Related forms

up·rais·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for upraise

He struck the root of the tree with his tunnel and made an upraise to the inside of the trunk.
Bears I Have Met--and Others|Allen Kelly
And each cañon as he passed was empty, and each had some shrub, like a crouching man, to startle him and upraise the revolver.
Way of the Lawless|Max Brand
The floor and upraise of this recess is plastered with adobe, which in several places is smooth and well made.
Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895|Jesse Walter Fewkes
For national right and justice, for really oppressed nationalities, she has long ceased to upraise her voice or her arm.
Catholic World, Vol. XIII, April to September, 1871|Various

Mrs. Fane looked with her kind round eyes into the worn face that tried to upraise itself to greet her.
Old Kensington|Miss Thackeray

British Dictionary definitions for upraise

upraise

/ (ʌpˈreɪz) /

verb (tr)

mainly literary to lift up; elevate

archaic to praise; exalt

Derived Forms

upraiser, noun

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upraise

verb (used with object), up·raised, up·rais·ing.

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upraise

verb (tr)

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