up-raise
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.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | literary chiefly to lift up; elevate |
| 2. | archaic to praise; exalt |
| up'raiser | |
| —n | |
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