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uprear

verb
up·​rear | \ ˈəp-ˈrir How to pronounce uprear (audio) \
upreared; uprearing; uprears

Definition of uprear

transitive verb

1 : to lift up
2 : erect

intransitive verb

: rise
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Examples of uprear in a Sentence

trees uprearing towards the sky

First Known Use of uprear

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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