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to upraise

to upraise

5 9.9
To bring something dead back to life
  • verb
  • /ʌˈpreɪz/
  • Archaic
translation icon : resucitar
  • arms upraised
  • hands upraised

Examples

  • Stretched in front of him lay a woman, her hands upraised in supplication.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • There is no outward exultation, no upraised arms, no leaps or fists pumping the air.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Liam stands in the doorway of the house, shaking his upraised fist, his voice blending with the girl's screams.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The ancient rituals aimed to upraise the spirits of those who had passed away.

  • The hero's triumphant return sought to upraise the hopes of the despairing villagers.

  • Through her art, she aims to upraise the memories of forgotten lives.

Synonyms

to revive
vsto upraise
104 4.2

Make something active or popular again after a time of being forgotten

is literary rather than neutral everyday usage
to raise
vsto upraise
  • Literature
68 9.1

To cause a spirit or dead person to come, often by magic

is literary rather than neutral everyday usage
to revitalize
vsto upraise
  • US
45 4.8

To give new life and energy to something

is literary rather than neutral everyday usage
to resurrect
vsto upraise
44 7.3

Bring back to life after death or a long absence

is literary rather than neutral everyday usage
to rekindle
vsto upraise
33 5.1

Make a feeling or interest strong again

is literary rather than neutral everyday usage
to reinvigorate
vsto upraise
19 5.7

To give new energy and interest to a person or thing

is literary rather than neutral everyday usage
to reanimate
vsto upraise
16 7.2

To bring back life and energy to a person or thing

is literary rather than neutral everyday usage
to reignite
vsto upraise
15 4.6

To make an interest, feeling, or activity start again after it stopped

is literary rather than neutral everyday usage
to reawaken
vsto upraise
10 5.1

To become awake or aware again

is literary rather than neutral everyday usage
to raise the dead
vsto upraise
9 9.9

Make a dead person alive again using magic or other power

is literary rather than neutral everyday usage
to bring back to life
vsto upraise
9 4.8

To make people and things alive or working again

is literary rather than neutral everyday usage
to regenerate
vsto upraise
4 5.2

Give new strength and energy to someone

is literary rather than neutral everyday usage
to reenergize
vsto upraise
  • US
3 4.1

To give new energy and enthusiasm to a person or thing

is literary rather than neutral everyday usage
to revivify
vsto upraise
  • Formal
1 8.5

To give new life and energy to people or things

is literary rather than neutral everyday usage
to reawake
vsto upraise
6.1

Make a feeling, interest, or memory strong again

is literary rather than neutral everyday usage

Antonyms

1.0

Damage something so badly that it cannot be used or fixed

682 2.8

Stop something from working or continuing

How Revived

to resurrect
44 7.3
to upraise
  • Archaic
5 9.9
to revive
71 4.1
to wake
1.0

Surface Forms

upraise infinitive
upraised past
upraised past participle
upraising present participle
upraises third person singular

Morphology

upraise = raise (semi-transparent) = up + raise

The prefix 'up' and root 'raise' are clear, but the literary meaning of 'reviving spirits' is not a standard derivation.

Etymology

Upraise breaks into up 'up' and raise 'lift', so picture someone being lifted up out of a grave or a deep sleep. That's why upraise means 'to bring back to life' or 'revive'.