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to uprear

to uprear

8.8
To lift something to a higher position
  • verb
  • /ʌpˈrɪr/
  • Archaic
translation icon : elevar
  • The statue was upreared on a pedestal to allow everyone to see its intricate details.

Examples

  • During the concert, the conductor upreared his arms to signal the orchestra to begin the performance.

  • The gymnast managed to uprear herself onto the balance beam with incredible agility.

  • He spread scrawny, upreared arms.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Shards of the world upreared, uproared, black-edged with glowing red, and lofted into the groaning air, pieces of a broken pot.

    Fiction book (1998)

Synonyms

to pick up
vsto uprear
834 1.0

To lift something or someone from the ground with your hands

is the general act of moving something higher without requiring hands
to elevate
vsto uprear
128 3.9

To move something to a higher place or level

is the common everyday verb for the same movement to a higher place
to lift up
vsto uprear
107 1.1

To raise someone or something to a higher place

is the same action but often expressed as a single less common word
to take up
vsto uprear
56 2.0

To lift something up, often with a spoon or tool

is broader action of moving things higher not limited to scooping
to bump up
vsto uprear
23 3.4

To raise prices or amounts by a lot

is the physical act of moving something higher, not changing amounts
to boost
vsto uprear
21 2.5

To push someone up from below so they reach a higher place

is the basic movement of something to a higher place without implying extra force
to jack up
vsto uprear
  • Informal
12 5.9

To raise prices or rent suddenly by a lot

is the ordinary action of moving something higher, not sudden increase
to push up
vsto uprear
11 2.1

Move something to a higher place by pushing from below or behind

is the neutral action that does not specify direction of applied force
to up
vsto uprear
9 1.3

Make an amount or level higher

is the physical moving action into a higher spatial position
to run up
vsto uprear
8 5.6

Raise a flag or sail by pulling on ropes

is the general action not limited to rope and pulley methods
to raise up
vsto uprear
7 2.1

To lift something or someone to a higher place

is the general single-word term used for this action of moving higher
to hike up
vsto uprear
  • Informal
4 3.5

Pull a piece of clothing higher on your body

is the general motion of moving things higher not limited to clothing
to hitch up
vsto uprear
  • Informal
3 4.4

Pull a piece of clothing higher on the body

is the broad action of moving things higher rather than a clothing-specific pull
to heave up
vsto uprear
  • Informal
3 4.5

To lift something heavy with a lot of effort

is the neutral action of moving something to a higher place without much effort
to heighten
vsto uprear
2 3.8

To make something higher, like a fence or bridge

is the basic physical act of moving something to a higher place
to heft up
vsto uprear
  • Informal
1 6.1

To lift something with effort to see how heavy it is

is the general action of moving something higher without testing weight
to uptilt
vsto uprear
6.7

Move something so it points upward

is the full action of moving something higher rather than merely changing angle

Antonyms

to lower
802 1.0

Make something go down in position, amount, or strength

to depress
4 3.9

To press a button or key down

How High

to elevate
128 3.9
to hoist
79 4.7
to uprear
  • Archaic
8.8
raise
4 2.9
to lift
553 1.0

Surface Forms

uprear infinitive
upreared past
upreared past participle
uprearing present participle
uprears third person singular

Morphology

uprear = rear (transparent) = up + rear

Formed by the productive prefix 'up-' added to the verb 'rear', yielding a clear 'raise up' meaning.

Etymology

The word uprear comes from up- ('higher') and rear ('to raise'), the same rear you see in 'to rear a child'. So to uprear something is to lift it up into a higher place, like a monument or flag.