"uprear" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ʌpˈɹɪə(ɹ)/ Forms: uprears [present, singular, third-person], uprearing [participle, present], upreared [participle, past], upreared [past]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English upreren, equivalent to up- + rear. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|upreren}} Middle English upreren, {{prefix|en|up|rear}} up- + rear Head templates: {{en-verb}} uprear (third-person singular simple present uprears, present participle uprearing, simple past and past participle upreared)
  1. To raise something up; to rise up; to erect Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-uprear-en-verb-~akdOVuq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for uprear meaning in English (1.5kB)

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