verb
- to lift up or raise to a higher position
Usage: formal; somewhat archaic
Examples
- The crowd upraised their voices in song.
- She upraised her hands toward the sky.
- The monument was upraised in honor of the fallen soldiers.
- He upraised the banner high above his head.
- The protesters upraised their signs demanding justice.
- The priest upraised the chalice during the ceremony.