uptowerv.
intransitive and transitive (up- prefix 3a.)
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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > become high(er) [verb (intransitive)] > extend to a great or considerable height
mount1573
tower1582
aspire1591
spire1687
soar1812
uptower1848
steeple1892
the world > space > relative position > vertical position > make vertical [verb (transitive)] > make upright or erect > a structure
areara800
to set upa1225
to bring up1297
biga1400
seta1400
erect1417
hainc1440
rect?a1475
to fix up1569
uptower1848
1848 B. D. Walsh tr. Aristophanes Clouds i. iv There uptowers the Holy Temple.
1850 J. S. Blackie tr. Æschylus Lyrical Dramas I. 224 They their tents Against these high-towered infant walls uptowered.
1872 A. T. de Vere Legends St. Patrick 102 The mitred brow Uptowered sublime.
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