upraised
- adjective
- /ˈʌpreɪzd/
- Archaic
:
levantado
- He stood with his hands upraised in celebration.
Examples
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The crowd cheered with upraised fists during the demonstration.
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With upraised hands, he asked for silence before continuing his speech.
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She waved the upraised torch as the procession passed by.
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The artist painted a figure with upraised arms.
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The crowd cheered with upraised fists during the demonstration.
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With upraised hands, he asked for silence before continuing his speech.
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He stood with his hands upraised in celebration.
Synonyms
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3.9
Raised above the surrounding ground or area
Held up in the air higher than normal
Higher than the surrounding surface or area
To lift something with your arms or hands
Parts that rise high into the air, like a dancer's arms
Antonyms
How High
Surface Forms
Morphology
upraised = upraise (transparent) = up + raise + ed
Formed by adding the participial/adjectival suffix '-ed' to the verb 'upraise' (up + raise), yielding the straightforward meaning 'raised up'.
Etymology
Upraised is made of up and raise. Up means 'higher' and raise means 'to lift', so upraised describes something 'lifted up' or held high.