upraise C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ʌpˈreɪz/ UK /ʌpˈreɪz/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to raise or lift up The priest upraised his hands in solemn benediction. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to raise or lift up liftelevateraisehoistheaverear ↔ Opposites lowerdropdepress Word family Derived forms upraised Related forms raiseup Etymology AI details A compound of up plus raise, from Old Norse reisa ('to raise'), causative of rīsa ('to rise'), from Proto-Germanic *raisijaną. up Middle English reisa Old Norse View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # upraise **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ʌpˈreɪz/ **IPA (UK):** /ʌpˈreɪz/ ## Meanings 1. to raise or lift up ## Examples - The priest upraised his hands in solemn benediction. ## Synonyms - lift - elevate - raise - hoist - heave - rear ## Antonyms - lower - drop - depress ## Derived Forms - upraised ## Related Forms - raise - up ## Roots and Affixes - Root: up - Root: reisa ## Etymology A compound of up plus raise, from Old Norse reisa ('to raise'), causative of rīsa ('to rise'), from Proto-Germanic *raisijaną. ## AI Etymology Upraise is a compound of up plus raise, from Old Norse reisa ('to raise'), causative of rīsa ('to rise'), from Proto-Germanic *raisijaną. In current use it is a verb meaning "to raise or lift up". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The surface form is compositional: its joined elements remain visible in the modern word. The historical chain includes Old English up and Old Norse reisa. Related English forms include raise and up. A derived form is upraised. The word's history is thus visible in its construction: the components remain interpretable even after the whole expression has settled into a conventional English meaning. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown