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UPHEAVE
upheave
(verb) lift forcefully from beneath
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
upheave (third-person singular simple present upheaves, present participle upheaving, simple past uphove or upheaved, past participle uphoven or upheaved)
(transitive) To heave or lift up; raise up or aloft.
(transitive) To lift or thrust something upward forcefully, or be similarly lifted or thrust upward.
(intransitive) To be lifted up; rise.
Source: Wiktionary
Up*heave", v. t.
Definition: To heave or lift up from beneath; to raise. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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