kohottaa — meaning in English

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

1. verb To physically raise something to a higher position.
2. verb To raise someone's rank, status, or the quality of something.

erect — full definition

1. adjective Standing straight up; upright rather than leaning or bent over.
2. adjective Of a penis or clitoris: stiff and swollen with blood, as a result of sexual arousal.
3. verb To build or put up (a structure), typically by fitting the parts together.
4. verb To set something upright, or establish something such as an organization or system.

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