From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Rear \Rear\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reared} (r[=e]rd); p. pr. &
vb. n. {Rearing}.] [AS. r[=ae]ran to raise, rear, elevate,
for r[=ae]san, causative of r[imac]san to rise. See {Rise},
and cf. {Raise}.]
1. To raise; to lift up; to cause to rise, become erect,
etc.; to elevate; as, to rear a monolith.
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In adoration at his feet I fell
Submiss; he reared me. --Milton.
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It reareth our hearts from vain thoughts. --Barrow.
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Mine [shall be] the first hand to rear her banner.
--Ld. Lytton.
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2. To erect by building; to set up; to construct; as, to rear
defenses or houses; to rear one government on the ruins of
another.
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One reared a font of stone. --Tennyson.
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3. To lift and take up. [Obs. or R.]
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And having her from Trompart lightly reared,
Upon his courser set the lovely load. --Spenser.
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4. To bring up to maturity, as young; to educate; to
instruct; to foster; as, to rear offspring.
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He wants a father to protect his youth,
And rear him up to virtue. --Southern.
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5. To breed and raise; as, to rear cattle.
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6. To rouse; to stir up. [Obs.]
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And seeks the tusky boar to rear. --Dryden.
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Syn: To lift; elevate; erect; raise; build; establish. See
the Note under {Raise}, 3
(c) .
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rearing
adj 1: rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head
usually in profile; "a lion rampant" [syn: {rampant(ip)},
{rearing}]
n 1: the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you
were treated as a child [syn: {raising}, {rearing},
{nurture}]
2: helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the
community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more
important" [syn: {breeding}, {bringing up}, {fostering},
{fosterage}, {nurture}, {raising}, {rearing}, {upbringing}]
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