(a) To raise (sb., sth., oneself) up, lift; put (a head) on a stake; shuldres upsette, padded shoulders; (b) to set (sth.) upright, erect; ppl. upsetting, erect; (c) to raise (a table, catapult, etc.) into position, set up; (d) of the sun: to rise; (e) to sit upon (an animal) [could equally well be construed as postposed up prep. 1a.(a)].

To place (sb.) in a position of high rank; put (sb.) on the throne.

To overthrow (a people).