raise

raise: verb

1》 lift or move to a higher position or level.

    ↘set upright.

2》 construct or build (a structure).

3》 increase the amount, level, or strength of: Don't raise your voice at me!

    ↘promote to a higher rank.

    ↘(raise something to) Mathematics multiply a quantity to (a specified power).

    ↘(in poker or brag) bet (a specified amount) more than (another player).

    ↘Bridge make a higher bid in the same suit as that bid by (one's partner).

4》 cause to occur or to be considered: doubts have been raised.

5》 collect or levy (money or resources).

    ↘generate (an invoice or other document).

6》 bring up (a child).

    ↘breed or grow (animals or plants).

7》 abandon or force to abandon (a blockade, embargo, etc.).

8》 wake from sleep or bring back from death.

9》 drive (an animal) from its lair.

10》 (of someone at sea) come in sight of (land or another ship).

    ↘Brit. informal establish contact with (someone) by telephone or radio.

11》 Physiology stimulate production of (an antiserum, antibody, etc.) against the appropriate target cell or substance.

noun

1》 N. Amer. an increase in salary.

2》 an act of raising a stake or bid.

3》 Weightlifting an act of lifting or raising a part of the body while holding a weight.

Phrases

raise hell informal make a noisy disturbance.

↘complain vociferously.

raise the roof make a great deal of noise, especially by cheering.

Derivatives

raisable adjective

raiser noun

Origin

ME: from ON reisa; related to the verb rear².

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Synonyms:

Lift, uplift, set up, raise up, make upright / Bring back to life, raise from the dead / Rear, bring up / Cause to arise, give rise to, originate, produce, cause, effect / Give rise to, originate, occasion, start, set going / Utter, strike up, give utterance to / Excite, intensify, invigorate, heighten / Hoist, heave / Erect, rear, construct, build up / Exalt, elevate, advance, promote / Enhance, heighten, increase, aggravate, augment, amplify, enlarge / Excite, rouse, arouse, awake, stir up, call up, call forth, put in action, put in motion / Collect, levy, obtain, get, bring together, assemble / Grow, cause to grow, propagate, cultivate / Make light or spongy (as bread)

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Raise — (r[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Raised} (r[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Raising}.] [OE. reisen, Icel. reisa, causative of r[=i]sa to rise. See {Rise}, and cf. {Rear} to raise.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
raise — [rāz] vt. raised, raising [ME raisen < ON reisa, caus. of risa, to RISE] 1. a) to cause to rise; move to a higher level; lift; elevate b) to bring to or place in an upright position 2. to construct or erect (a building, etc.) … English World dictionary
RAISE — ( Rigorous Approach to Industrial Software Engineering ) was developed as part of the European ESPRIT II LaCoS project in the 1990s, led by Dines Bjørner. It consists of a set of tools based around a specification language (RSL) for software… … Wikipedia
raise — ► VERB 1) lift or move to a higher position or level. 2) set upright. 3) increase the amount, level, or strength of. 4) promote to a higher rank. 5) cause to be heard, felt, or considered: doubts have been raised. 6) build (a structure). 7) … English terms dictionary
raise — [n] increase in salary or position accession, accretion, addition, advance, augmentation, boost, bump, hike, hold up*, increment, jump, jump up*, leg*, leg up*, move up*, promotion, raising, rise, step up*; concepts 344,351,763 Ant. decrease,… … New thesaurus
raise — I (advance) verb aggrandize, augment, boost, bring up, dignify, elevate, enhance, enlarge, ennoble, exalt, further, glorify, heighten, honor, increase, lift, move up, prize, promote, propose, provehere, put, suggest, uplift, upraise associated… … Law dictionary
raise — raise; raise·man; … English syllables
raise — raise, rise nouns An increase of salary is called a rise in BrE and a raise in AmE … Modern English usage
raise v — raise your eyebrows, raisin n … English expressions
raise — vb 1 *lift, elevate, hoist, heave, rear, boost Analogous words: *rise, ascend, mount, soar: *exalt, magnify, aggrandize: *advance, promote, forward, further 2 * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
raise — raise1 W1S2 [reız] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move higher)¦ 2¦(increase)¦ 3¦(collect money)¦ 4¦(improve)¦ 5¦(start a subject)¦ 6¦(cause a reaction)¦ 7¦(move eyes or face)¦ 8¦(move upright)¦ 9¦(children)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English

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