upheave

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ʌpˈhiːv/ UK /ʌpˈhiːv/ See IPA manual

Freq #616651

Meanings

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verb
literary or dated: to lift or force something upward powerfully, or to rise in that way

Tectonic pressure can upheave an ancient seabed into mountains.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · literary or dated: to lift... heave hoist raise uplift

Opposites

lower sink

Word family

Forms upheaved

Derived forms upheavalupheaver

Related forms heave uplift elevation

Etymology

From Middle English upheven, from Old English upahebban, 'to lift up, raise, or rise in the air,' equivalent to up- plus heave. Cognates include Dutch opheffen and German aufheben.

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