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Meaning
Verb
●
To
bring up to
maturity
, as
offspring
; to
educate
; to
instruct
; to foster.
●
To
breed
and raise.
●
To
rise up
on the
hind
legs
●
To get angry.
●
To
rise
high above,
tower
above.
●
To
raise
physically
or
metaphorically
; to
lift up
; to cause to
rise
, to elevate.
●
To
construct
by
building
; to set up
●
To
raise
spiritually
; to
lift up
; to
elevate
morally.
●
To
lift
and take up.
●
To
rouse
; to
strip
up.
●
To place in the
rear
; to
secure
the
rear
of.
⚠️
In British English:
To
sodomize
(perform
anal
sex)
●
To
move
; stir.
●
To carve.
●
To
revive
,
bring to life
,
quicken
. (only in the
phrase
, to
rear
to life)
Adj
●
Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost
●
(of
eggs
) Underdone;
nearly
raw.
●
In American English:
(of
meats
) Rare.
Adv
●
In British English:
early; soon
Noun
●
The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last in order.
●
In Military:
Specifically, the part of an
army
or
fleet
which
comes
last, or is
stationed
behind the rest.
●
In Anatomy & Buttocks:
The
buttocks
or bottom.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
rear
English
rere
Anglo-Norman
rado
Latin
retro
Latin
rere
Middle English (1100-1500)
hrer
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
reren
Middle English (1100-1500)
hreran
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
ræran
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Prance
Reer
Rere
Rare
Build
Hinder
Back
Soon
Breed
Backside
Rear End
Antonyms
Front
Related
Wheel
Bumper
Axle
Tail
Trunk
Aft
Rim
Grille
Undercarriage
Saddle
Bottom
Windshield
Fuselage
Fender
Shaft
End
Bolt
Side
Underside
Exhaust
Motor
Grip
Door
Chassis
Flap
Feed
Swivel
Camera
Hatch
Top
Slaughter
Kill
Headlight
Mount
Wheels
Lift
Tire
Neck
Exterior
Heel
Inboard
Corner
Hind
Pedal
Raise
Infect
Deck
Muzzle
Steering Wheel
Right Side
More
Rhymes
Mir
Ear
Seer
Mear
Here
Kier
Sear
Keir
Yere
Skyr
Emir
Deer
Peer
Birr
Fear
Hear
Pier
Rear
Lear
Bheer
Kheer
Wazir
Spear
Sabir
Sheer
Cheer
Arear
Anear
Serir
Shear
Abier
Afear
Fleer
Mudir
Fakir
Ameer
Wazir
Zaire
Queer
Revere
Cohere
Vizier
Toyear
Adhere
C'Mere
Inhere
Veneer
Severe
Appear
Mirror
Bedear
Arrear
Affeer
Pierre
Ensear
Asmear
Career
Bichir
Denier
Asteer
Laveer
Vermeer
Besmear
Austere
Brevier
Mishear
Jaghire
Cashier
Compeer
Pioneer
Sincere
Encheer
Chimere
Premier
To-Year
Macheer
Kashmir
Clavier
Coinhere
Domineer
Preclear
Cameleer
Mutineer
Cashmere
Ensphere
BayadèRe
Decohere
Cavalier
Souvenir
Muleteer
Overpeer
Mounseer
Embodier
Caponier
Timoneer
Frontier
Overhear
Engineer
Croupier
Fusilier
Tabasheer
Targeteer
Balladeer
Belvedere
Pulpiteer
Pistoleer
Gondolier
Junketeer
Seraskier
Grenadier
Cannoneer
Sonneteer
Jargoneer
Muffineer
Eyeleteer
Buccaneer
Marketeer
Garreteer
Persevere
Insincere
Privateer
Indianeer
Gazetteer
Infanteer
Brigadier
Carbineer
Pigeoneer
Profiteer
Budgeteer
Volunteer
Financier
Disappear
Petardeer
Chevalier
Petardier
Puppeteer
Charioteer
Chiffonier
Leafleteer
Commandeer
Cuirassier
Plumassier
Bombardier
Circuiteer
Carabineer
Chandelier
Scrutineer
Auctioneer
Halberdier
Javelineer
Fictioneer
Harpooneer
Electioneer
Pamphleteer
Mountaineer
Arquebusier
Electrolier
Gonfalonier
Conferencier
Guadalquivir
Allotmenteer
Boulevardier
Specksioneer
Science-Fictioneer
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