"upraise" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: upraises [present, singular, third-person], upraising [participle, present], upraised [participle, past], upraised [past]
Rhymes: -eɪz Etymology: From up- + raise. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|raise}} up- + raise Head templates: {{en-verb}} upraise (third-person singular simple present upraises, present participle upraising, simple past and past participle upraised)
  1. (archaic) To raise something up; to elevate. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-upraise-en-verb-b1EolYwJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22
  2. (archaic) To move something upright; to erect. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-upraise-en-verb-7O4ag1sf

Inflected forms

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