This is the 3335th most frequent Japanese word.
揚げる
"To fry" or "to raise/lift up."
揚げる is used to describe lifting or raising something.
祭りで神輿を担いで揚げるのが伝統です。
It is a tradition to carry and lift the portable shrine at festivals.
揚げる is used in the context of frying food in oil.
私は天ぷらを揚げるのが上手です。
I am skilled at frying tempura.
揚げる is used in the context of letting something ascend.