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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 raise up; lift. The horse upreared its head and whinnied. 2. to build; erect. to uprear a monument in stone. 3. to elevate the dignity of; exalt. God upreared Abraham by making him the father of many nations.
up· rear ˈəp-ˈrir. upreared; uprearing; uprears. Synonyms of uprear. transitive verb. 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. Examples of uprear in a Sentence. trees uprearing towards the sky.
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.
Uprear (verb): To raise or lift something upward; to elevate or set upright. It can imply both literal and figurative lifting. Etymology. The word “uprear” is derived from the Old English “ūpreærn,” where “up” means “upward” and “rear” means “to raise” or “lift.”
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.
uprear (third-person singular simple present uprears, present participle uprearing, simple past and past participle upreared) (transitive, intransitive) To raise something up; to rise up; to erect.
To lift up. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To rise up. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To erect; build. Webster's New World. To elevate in dignity; exalt.
to lift or raise. to erect or put up (a building, monument, or the like). Definition of uprear. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.
up•rear (up rēr′ ), v.t. 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.
uprear - definition and meaning. Define. Relate. List. Discuss. See. Hear. Love. Definitions. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. intransitive verb To raise or lift up. intransitive verb To rise up. from The Century Dictionary. To rear up; raise.
