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upraise

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Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

upraised, upraising.

to raise up; lift or elevate.
to raise from a depressed or dejected humor; cheer.

upraise

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verb

literary.
to lift up; elevate
archaic.
to praise; exalt

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Derived Forms

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of upraise¹

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

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Images of the former president, bloodied, with an upraised fist are sure to become a rallying point in Milwaukee.

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“He was a fixture of the neighborhood. He just loved Capitol Hill and the Central District area,” Taylor said of Ewell, who would stand on street corners with upraised arms.

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When her character, Aurora Fane, joins a throng of socialites surveying the nearly completed Met, the camera lingers on her face, upraised in awe.

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He added that her upraised arms will eventually hold a light that will turn on at night.

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“But look at us now!” he said, arms upraised.

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