{"def":{"short":"to raise in mid-air, i.e., (figuratively) suspend (passively, fluctuate or be anxious)","long":["to rise up on high",["to put a ship [out to sea] up upon the deep","to raise up fortifications"],"metaphorically",["to lift up one's soul, raise his spirits",["to buoy up with hope","to inflate with pride","to be elated","to take one airs, be puffed up with pride"],"by a metaphor taken from ships that are tossed about on the deep by winds and waves",["to cause one to waver or fluctuate in the mind","to agitate or harass with cares","to make anxious"]]]},"deriv":"from a compound of G3326 and a collateral form of G0142 or perhaps rather G0109 (compare \"meteor\")","pronun":{"ipa":"mɛ.tɛ.oˈri.zo","ipa_mod":"me̞.te̞.owˈri.zow","sbl":"meteōrizō","dic":"meh-teh-oh-REE-zoh","dic_mod":"may-tay-oh-REE-zoh"},"see":["G0109","G0142","G3326"]}