upraise[verb]Synonyms: lift, elevate, hoist, pick up, raise, rear, take up, uphold, uplift, uprear, comfort, buck up, cheer, console, solace
Antonyms: depress
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
upraise verb & noun.
[as verb ʌp'reɪz, as noun 'ʌpreɪz] ME.[from UP- + RAISE verb.]A. verb trans.1. Raise from the dead.
ME-M16.2. a. Praise, extol.
ME-L16.b. Raise to a higher level, lift up, elevate; direct upwards. Freq. as
upraised ppl adjective.
ME.■ R. Garnett Worshippers upraise pale consternated looks. ■ H. G. De Lisser A dozen..men rushed forward..with upraised machetes.c. Raise the spirits of; assist, encourage, cheer.
ME.■ Milton He..thus with peaceful words uprais'd her soon.d. Excite or rouse (a feeling, emotion, etc.).
rare.
L16-M17.3. Erect, set up, build. Long
rare.
ME.b. noun. A sloping mining shaft excavated from the lower end upwards.
US.
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