UPREAR


Meaning of UPREAR in English

| ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ verb

Etymology: Middle English upreren, from up + reren to raise — more at rear

transitive verb

1.

a. : to lift up : raise

commands that … be upreared his mighty standard — John Milton

b. : erect

by adding stone to stone had upreared this monument — Arnold Bennett

2. : to raise the dignity of : exalt

intransitive verb

: rise

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