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upraised

 [uhp-reyz]  

up·raise

   [uhp-reyz]
verb (used with object), -raised, -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

Related forms
up·rais·er, noun
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upraised

adjective
held up in the air; "stood with arms upraised"; "her upraised flag" 
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