upheave

verb

Etymology

From Middle English upheven, from Old English ūpāhebban (“to lift up, raise up, exalt, rise in the air, fly”), equivalent to up- + heave. Cognate with Dutch opheffen (“to lift, raise”), German aufheben (“to lift, raise, cancel, repeal”).

  1. inherited from ūpāhebban
  2. inherited from upheven

Definitions

  1. To heave or lift up

    To heave or lift up; raise up or aloft.

  2. To lift or thrust something upward forcefully, or be similarly lifted or thrust upward.

  3. To be lifted up

    To be lifted up; rise.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA