upraises
Hoists into air
Upraises is a verb meaning to raise up or lift, often with a sense of elevation or exaltation: She upraises her hands in prayer.
The word is formal and literary, more common in older texts and religious contexts than in everyday speech.
It functions as a slightly archaic alternative to raises or lifts.
Lift or increase
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- hoistRaise with tackle
- elevateTo raise upward
- heaveForceful lift or throw
uprear · upthrust · uphold · heighten · erect · uprear · levitate · winch
Raise in quality
- enhanceIncrease in quality
- betterOf higher quality
- refineRemove impurities from
- advanceMove or progress forward
upgrade · reform · optimize · elevate · heighten · strengthen · amplify · augment
Raise in rank
- advanceMove or progress forward
- elevateTo raise upward
- exaltPraise with great intensity
- dignifyConfer honor upon
ennoble · aggrandize · preferment · distinction · recognition · acclaim · honor · glorify
raise
Lift or increase
heave · uprear · upthrust · uphold · heighten · erect · uprear · levitate · winch · hoisting
improve
Raise in quality
advance · upgrade · reform · optimize · elevate · heighten · strengthen · amplify · augment · intensify
promote
Raise in rank
dignify · ennoble · aggrandize · preferment · distinction · recognition · acclaim · honor · glorify · venerate
uplift
Raise emotionally or physically
embolden · invigorate · energize · motivate · boost · fortify · empower · revitalize · buoy · cheer
upraiseslowers
Decreases or brings down
drops · lets down · brings down · puts down · casts down