upraise
Americanverb (used with object)
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to raise up; lift or elevate.
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to raise from a depressed or dejected humor; cheer.
verb
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literary to lift up; elevate
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archaic to praise; exalt
Other Word Forms
- upraiser noun
Etymology
Origin of upraise
First recorded in 1250–1300, upraise is from the Middle English word upreisen. See up-, raise
Example Sentences
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It will upraise the standard of the oneness of humanity.
From Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era by Esslemont, J. E. (John Ebenezer)
Thy city fill once more, Thy temple-walls upraise, There will we Thee adore With joyful songs of praise, Thee, merciful, adored, We bless and sanctify, With wine-cups filled up high, By blessings of the Lord.
From Hebrew Literature by Wilson, Epiphanius
Then Natasha's voice soared up clear and strong above the organ notes, singing the first line of the old well-known chant— The strain upraise of joy and praise.
From The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror by Griffith, George Chetwynd
Yes, let's upraise The dead old days Of Athens in her glory!
From The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan by Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), Sir
Also ye of the bow and the buskin, praised be your peer,5 Now, henceforth and forever—O latest to whom I upraise Hand and heart and voice!
From Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning by Reynolds, Myra
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