attollent

CIDE DICTIONARY

attollent, a. [L. attollens, p. pr. of attollere; ad + tollere to lift.].

 Lifting up; raising; as, an attollent muscle.  Derham.  [1913 Webster]

ROGET THESAURUS

attollent

Elevation

N elevation, raising, erection, lift, sublevation, upheaval, sublimation, exaltation, prominence, lever, crane, derrick, windlass, capstan, winch, dredge, dredger, dredging machine, dumbwaiter, elevator, escalator, lift, elevated, stilted, attollent, rampant, on stilts, on the shoulders of, on one's legs, on one's hind legs.