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to elevate; to raise; to lift up
to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
重い箱を二人で持ち上げました。
I lifted up a heavy box.
この箱は重くて一人では持ち上げられない。
This box is too heavy for one person to lift.
彼は軽々と大きな石を持ち上げた。
He easily lifted the large stone.