UP RAISE

up·raise

[uhp-reyz]
verb (used with object), up·raised, up·rais·ing.
1.
to raise up; lift or elevate.
2.
to raise from a depressed or dejected humor; cheer.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English upreisen. See up-, raise

up·rais·er, noun
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upraise (ʌpˈreɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  literary chiefly to lift up; elevate
2.  archaic to praise; exalt
 
up'raiser
 
n

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