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
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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Thrice Neptune ventur'd to upraise his arms Grim frowning,—thrice the flames too fierce he found, And shrunk beneath the waters.
From The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II by Howard, J. J.
When a height of nine thousand feet had been reached the rugged upraise opened out into a nearly level plateau.
From Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania by Gilson, Jewett Castello
Whereas, on certain boughs and sprays Now divers birds are heard to sing, And sundry flowers their heads upraise, Hail to the coming on of Spring!
From The Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn
The chiefs of the earth, especially the exemplars of divine justice, must make strenuous efforts to guard this state and to upraise and preserve it.
From A Traveler’s Narrative by `Abdu'l-Bahá
Bahá’u’lláh passed forty years of His life in prison and exile in order that He might upraise the banner of the oneness of the world of men.
From The Promulgation of Universal Peace by `Abdu'l-Bahá
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