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- Dictionaryuprear/ʌpˈrɪə/
verb
- 1. raise up: literary "one turret especially high in air uprear'd its tall gaunt form"
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1. : to lift up. 2. : erect. intransitive verb. : rise. Synonyms. arise. ascend. aspire. climb. lift. mount. rise. soar. thrust. uprise. upthrust. upturn. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
verb. (transitive) to lift up; raise. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. uprear in American English. (ʌpˈrɪr ) verb transitive. 1. to lift up. 2. to erect; build. 3. to elevate in dignity; exalt. 4. to bring up; rear. verb intransitive. 5. to rise up.
Define uprear. uprear synonyms, uprear pronunciation, uprear translation, English dictionary definition of uprear. v. up·reared , up·rear·ing , up·rears v. tr. To raise or lift up. v. intr. To rise up: The stallion upreared on its hind legs.
verb (used with object) to raise up; lift: The horse upreared its head and whinnied. to build; erect: to uprear a monument in stone. to elevate the dignity of; exalt: God upreared Abraham by making him the father of many nations. to bring up; rear: to uprear children in a good environment.
Feb 13, 2024 · uprear is a verb that means to raise something up or to rise up. It comes from Middle English upreren, with up- and rear as prefix and root.
Synonyms for UPREAR: rise, climb, ascend, soar, lift, mount, thrust, slope; Antonyms of UPREAR: fall (off), descend, decline, drop, plunge, dip, slide, sink.
Definition Source. Verb. Filter. verb. To lift up. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To rise up. Webster's New World.
