The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - rearэ v.

1) raise, bring up, care for, nurture, nurse; cultivate, educate, train; breed, produce: They reared six children in that tiny house. Is this where they rear Aberdeen Angus cattle? 2 erect, raise, build, put up, construct, fabricate, create: The family reared an elaborate mausoleum in memory of Lord Percy. 3) raise, lift, put up, upraise, uplift, hold up: He said that ‚litism was rearing its ugly head again, and that equality of opportunity was proving a myth.