raise up
To pick something or someone up, or to help someone get to a better or higher position in life.
Meanings
To physically lift something or someone to a higher position.
"She raised up the child so he could see the parade over the crowd."
To improve someone's social, economic, or spiritual position; to empower or inspire someone.
"The programme was designed to raise up communities that had been left behind by economic development."
"We need to raise up a new generation of leaders."
— Barack Obama, campaign speech, 2007
(Archaic/religious) To resurrect or cause someone to rise from the dead.
"The text describes the prophet raising up the dead man by prayer."
"And he went up and lay on the child, and put his mouth on his mouth... and the child sneezed seven times, and the child raised up his eyes."
— 2 Kings 4:34–35, Bible (ESV)
In everyday speech, 'raise up' often sounds slightly more emphatic or dramatic than simply 'raise.' The figurative sense (elevating status or spirit) is common in religious and motivational contexts. The physical sense is sometimes considered redundant ('raise' alone is sufficient), but 'raise up' adds emphasis.
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