Upraise
(verb)
To lift or elevate something in a higher direction.
Origin:
From up (in a higher direction) + raise (to lift or elevate).
Examples:
- He upraised the heavy box with ease.
- The government decided to upraise the minimum wage.
- The children were upraised on their father's shoulders.
- The crane upraised the steel girder.
- The company upraised the profits by 20%.