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   raise

   /reɪz/

   verb

   • 1. lift or move to a higher position or level: "she raised both arms above her head" Similar liftlift upraise aloftelevateupliftupraisehoisthaul upheave uplever uphitch uptake upinformal:hoick uprare:upheaveuprearupthrust
   • ▪ lift or move to a vertical position; set upright: "Melody managed to raise him to his feet" Similar set uprightplace verticalset upput upstand (up)upendstand on endpitchOpposite knock overlay down
   • ▪ construct or build (a structure): "a fence was being raised around the property" Similar buildconstructerectassembleput upOpposite demolishraze
   • ▪ cause to rise or form: "the galloping horse raised a cloud of dust"
   • ▪ bring to the surface (a ship that has sunk): "divers have located and hope to raise the submarine"
   • ▪ cause (bread) to rise, especially by the action of yeast: "a strain of yeast that would create enough gas to raise the thick bread dough" Similar cause to risemake riseleavenfermentpuff updilateinflate
   • ▪ make (a nap) on cloth: "the gig mills raised the nap on the cloth prior to shearing"
   • 2. increase the amount, level, or strength of: "the bank raised interest rates" Similar increaseput uppush upupmark upstep upliftaugmentescalateinflateswelladd toinformal:hike (up)jack upbump upincreaseheightenmake higherliftaugmentamplifymagnifyintensifybooststep upturn upadd tomake louderloudenOpposite lowerreducelower
   • ▪ promote (someone) to a higher rank: "the king raised him to the title of Count Torre Bella" Similar promoteadvanceupgradeelevatepreferennobleaggrandizeexaltgive a higher rank togive advancement toinformal:kick upstairsOpposite demote
   • ▪ multiply a quantity to (a specified power): "3 raised to the 7th power is 2,187"
   • ▪ (in poker or brag) bet (a specified amount) more than (another player): "I'll raise you another hundred dollars"
   • ▪ make a higher bid in the same suit as that bid by (one's partner): "with support for partner's bid suit you raise him to game in it"
   • 3. cause to occur or to be considered: "the alarm was raised when he failed to return home" Similar bring upintroduceadvancebroachmentionallude totouch onsuggestmootput forwardbring forwardposepresentproposesubmitairventilatetablegive rise tooccasioncausebring into beingbring aboutproduceengenderdraw forthelicitcreateset goingset afootresult inlead topromptawakenarouseexcitesummon upactivateevokeinducekindleincitestir uptriggerspark offprovokeinstigatefomentwhip upliterary:begetenkindlecause to appearcall upcall forthinvokesummon (up)conjure upOpposite withdrawkeep quiet aboutallayendlay
   • ▪ generate (an invoice or other document): "I have raised an invoice for the tape"
   • 4. collect, levy, or bring together (money or resources): "it is hoped that the event will raise £50,000" Similar getobtainacquireaccumulateamassscrape togethercollectfetchrealizeyieldnetmakerecruitenlistsign upconscriptcall to armscall upmustermobilizelevyrallypressget/gather togethercollectassemblecall togetherdraftlevyimposeexactdemandchargeOpposite distributespendstand downdemobilize
   • 5. bring up (a child): "he was born and raised in San Francisco" Similar bring uprearnurturelook aftercare fortake care ofprovide formotherparenttendprotectcherisheducatetrainfoster
   • ▪ breed or grow (animals or plants): "they raised pigs and kept a pony" Similar breedrearnurturekeeptendgrowfarmcultivateproducepropagatebring onplant
   • 6. bring (someone) back from death: "God raised Jesus from the dead"
   • ▪ cause (a ghost or spirit) to appear: "the piece raises the ghosts of a number of twentieth-century ideas"
   • 7. abandon or force an enemy to abandon (a siege, blockade, or embargo): "in late April Henry decided to raise the siege" Similar endstopbring to an endput an end toterminateabandonliftOpposite startimpose
   • ▪ drive (an animal) from its lair: "the rabbit was only 250 yards from where he first raised it"
   • 8. (of someone at sea) come in sight of (land or another ship): "they raised the low coast by evening"
   • ▪ establish contact with (someone) by telephone or radio: informal British "I raised him on the open line" Similar contactget in touch withget hold ofreachcommunicate withphoneradiocallget on to
   • 9. stimulate production of (an antiserum, antibody, or other biologically active substance) against the appropriate target cell or substance: "monoclonal antibodies raised against human lymphocytes"

   noun

   • 1. an increase in salary: North American "he wants a raise and some perks"
   • 2. (in poker or brag) an increase in a stake.
   • ▪ a higher bid in the suit that one's partner has bid.
   • 3. an act of lifting or raising a part of the body while holding a weight: "bent-over raises"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse reisa; related to the verb rear2.

   Derivatives

   • 1. raisable adjective

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