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to bring to maturity through care and education<watched a documentary on how wolves rear their young>— see bring up 1
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to fix in an upright position<it took all the men in the village to rear the frame for the barn, pulling hard at the ropes until all the sides were standing>— see erect 1
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to form by putting together parts or materials<the city has plans for rearing a new convention center over the next two years>— see build
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to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care<an amateur who rears rare orchids in a professional-grade greenhouse>— see grow 1
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