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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

   Scrabble Points: 5

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRAISE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of raise as a verb and a noun in English, with synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples. Find out how to use raise in different contexts, such as lifting, increasing, developing, communicating, and more.

   • English (US)

     RAISE meaning: 1. to lift something to a higher position: 2....

   • Raise Spanish Translation

     RAISE translate: levantar, aumentar, criar, levantar, subir,...

   • Raise The Alarm Idiom

     RAISE THE ALARM definition: 1. to make people understand the...

   • Raise: Arabic Translation

     RAISE translate: يَرْفَع, يَزيد, يُرَبّي, يَجمَع تَبرّعات....

   • Portuguese Translation

     RAISE translate: levantar, elevar, subir, aumentar, criar,...

   • Znaczenie Raise, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     RAISE definicja: 1. to lift something to a higher position:...

   • Raise: Thai Translation

     RAISE translate: ยกขึ้น, ทำให้เพิ่มขึ้น, ปลูก, เลี้ยงดู,...

   • Raise: Malay Translation

     RAISE translate: angkat, meninggikan, menternak, membela,...

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   Raise, the most general word, may mean to bring something to or toward an upright position with one end resting on the ground; or it may be used in the sense of lift, moving an object a comparatively short distance upward but breaking completely its physical contact with the place where it had been: to raise a ladder; to raise ( lift ) a package.

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   Raise can be used almost any time you bring something up, either literally: “if you raise the lid on that trap door you will see a secret passage,” or figuratively: “please don't raise the topic of my arachnophobia.”

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishRAISE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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