UPREAR

Etymology

Verb

uprear (third-person singular simple present uprears, present participle uprearing, simple past and past participle upreared) (ambitransitive)

To raise something up; to rise up; to erect

Anagrams

• parure, rear up

Source: Wiktionary


Up*rear", v. t.

Definition: To raise; to erect. Byron.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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