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To raise; to lift up; to cause to rise, become erect, etc.; to elevate; as, to rear a monolith. In adoration at his feet I fell Submiss; he reared me. Milton. It reareth our hearts from vain thoughts. Barrow. Mine [shall be] the first hand to rear her banner. Ld. Lytton.

e mind and exercising the body. Mæcenas recommended Virgil and Horace to Augustus, whose praises . . . have made him precious to posterity. Dryden.

Suitable to be recommended; worthy of praise; commendable. Glanvill. -- Rec`om*mend"a*ble*ness, n. -- Rec`om*mend"a*bly, adv.

recount one's blessings. Dryden. To all his angels, who, with true applause, Recount his praises. Milton.

To gain new supplies of men for military or other service; to raise or enlist new soldiers; to enlist troops.

le in the East for a person in authority, especially the captain of a ship. [Written also rais and ras.]

A raising or lifting up. [Obs.]

widow. Eli dying without issue, Jacob was obbliged by law to marry his relict, and so to raise up seed to his brother Eli. South.

The height to which works are raised above the bottom of the ditch. Wilhelm.

To lift up; to raise again, as one who has fallen; to cause to rise. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.

ness. A relish for whatever was excelent in arts. Macaulay. I have a relish for moderate praise, because it bids fair to be jCowper.

e state of being much known and talked of; exalted reputation derived from the extensive praise of great achievements or accomplishments; fame; celebrity; -- always in a good sense. Nor envy we Thy great renown, nor grudge thy victory. Dryden.

The act of perceiving again; a repeated perception of the same object. No external praise can give me such a glow as my own solitary reperception and ratification of what is fine. Keats.

the face; censure for a fault; chiding; reproach. Those best can bear reproof who merit praise. Pope.

Having, or worthy of, good repute; held in esteem; honorable; praiseworthy; as, a reputable man or character; reputable conduct. In the article of danger, it is as reputable to elude an enemy as defeat one. Broome.

To echo or reverberate; to be resonant; as, the earth resounded with his praise.

do naturally result from a holy and good life. Tillotson. Resulting trust (Law), a trust raised by implication for the benefit of a party granting an estate. The phrase is also applied to a trust raised by implication for the benefit of a party who advances the purchase money of an estate, etc. Bouvier. -- Resulting…

To raise from the dead. [R.] Southey.

ment for evil or wrong. All who have their reward on earth, . . . Naught seeking but the praise of men, here find Fit retribution, empty as their deeds. Milton.

Hence, return; reward; as, a revenue of praise.