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to elevate; to raise; to lift up
to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
重い箱を二人で持上げて棚に載せた。
Two of us lifted the heavy box onto the shelf.
部下を持上げて仕事のやる気を出させる。
He flatters his subordinates to motivate them.
赤ちゃんを優しく持上げてあやしている。
She gently lifted the baby and soothed it.