kohottaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- elevate verb To physically raise something to a higher position.
- erect adjective Standing straight up; upright rather than leaning or bent over.
- leaven noun Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.
- rear verb To bring up and care for a child or young animal until maturity.
- uplift verb To raise someone's mood, spirits, or status.
Senses
kohottaa is used for these senses in English:
- crank up (idiomatic) To increase, as the volume, power or energy of something.
- elevate (transitive) To raise (something) to a higher position.
- erect (transitive) To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify.
- erect (transitive) To animate; to encourage; to cheer.
- hold up (transitive) To support or lift.
- hold up (idiomatic) To withstand; to stand up to; to survive.
- leaven (transitive) To cause to rise by fermentation.
- rear (transitive, literary) To raise physically or metaphorically; to lift up; to cause to rise, to elevate.
elevate — full definition
- verb To physically raise something to a higher position.
- verb To raise someone's rank, status, or the quality of something.
erect — full definition
- adjective Standing straight up; upright rather than leaning or bent over.
- adjective Of a penis or clitoris: stiff and swollen with blood, as a result of sexual arousal.
- verb To build or put up (a structure), typically by fitting the parts together.
- verb To set something upright, or establish something such as an organization or system.