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Definition of 'raise'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) raise
to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate:
to raise one's hand.

2.  raise
to set upright.

3.  raise
to cause to rise or stand up; rouse.

4.  raise
to increase the height or vertical measurement of.

5.  raise
to increase in amount:
to raise rents.

6.  raise
to increase in degree, intensity, pitch, or force:
to raise one's voice.

7.  raise
to promote the growth or development of; grow or breed:
to raise corn.

8.  raise
to serve in the capacity of parent to; bring up; rear:
to raise children.

9.  raise
to present for consideration; put forward:
to raise a question.

10.  raise
to give rise to; bring about:
to raise a ripple of applause.

11.  raise
to build; erect:
to raise a house.

12.  raise
to restore to life:
to raise the dead.

13.  raise
to stir up:
to raise a rebellion.

14.  raise
to give vigor to; animate:
to raise one's spirits.

15.  raise
to advance in rank or position; elevate:
to raise someone to the peerage.

16.  raise
to assemble or collect:
to raise an army; to raise money.

17.  raise
to utter (a cry, shout, etc.).

18.  raise
to cause to be heard:
to raise an alarm.

19.  raise
to make (an issue at law).

20.  raise
to cause (dough or bread) to rise by expansion and become light, as by the use of yeast.

21.  raise
to increase (the value or price) of a commodity, stock, bond, etc.

22.  raise
to increase (another player's bet) in poker.

23.  raise
to bet at a higher level than (a preceding bettor).

24.  raise
to increase (the bid for a bridge contract) by repeating one's partner's bid at a higher level.

25.  raise
to alter the articulation of (a vowel sound) by bringing the tongue closer to the palate.

26.  raise
to increase the amount specified in (a check, money order, etc.) by fraudulent alteration.

27.  raise
to end (a siege) by withdrawing forces or compelling them to withdraw.

28.  raise
to cause (something) to rise above the visible horizon by approaching it.

29.  raise
to establish communication with by radio:
to raise headquarters.

30.  raise
to lift up:
The window raises easily.

31. (n.) raise
an increase in amount, as of wages.

32.  raise
the amount of such an increase.

33.  raise
an act or instance of raising, lifting, etc.

34.  raise
a raised or ascending place; rise.

35.  raise
a mining shaft excavated upward from below.

Etymology: (1150–1200; ME reisen (v.) < ON reisa, c. OE ræmacr;ran to rear², Go -raisjan; causative v. formed on Gmc base of OE rīsan to rise)

Definition of 'raise'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) raise, rise, wage hike, hike, wage increase, salary increase
the amount a salary is increased
"he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike"

2. (noun) ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
"the car couldn't make it up the rise"

3. (noun) raise
increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)
"I'll see your raise and double it"

4. (verb) lift, raise, heave
the act of raising something
"he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"

5. (verb) raise
raise the level or amount of something
"raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread"

6. (verb) raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
raise from a lower to a higher position
"Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

7. (verb) raise
cause to be heard or known; express or utter
"raise a shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry"

8. (verb) raise
collect funds for a specific purpose
"The President raised several million dollars for his college"

9. (verb) grow, raise, farm, produce
cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
"The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here"

10. (verb) rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parent
bring up
"raise a family"; "bring up children"

11. (verb) raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
"raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"

12. (verb) lift, raise
move upwards
"lift one's eyes"

13. (verb) raise, erect, rear, set up, put up
construct, build, or erect
"Raise a barn"

14. (verb) arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
"arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

15. (verb) raise
create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise
"raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain"

16. (verb) lift, raise, elevate
raise in rank or condition
"The new law lifted many people from poverty"

17. (verb) enhance, heighten, raise
increase
"This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"

18. (verb) promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
"John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"

19. (verb) raise, leaven, prove
cause to puff up with a leaven
"unleavened bread"

20. (verb) raise
bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level

21. (verb) raise
bet more than the previous player

22. (verb) recruit, levy, raise
cause to assemble or enlist in the military
"raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers"

23. (verb) raise, bring up
put forward for consideration or discussion
"raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic"

24. (verb) raise
pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
"raise your `o'"

25. (verb) raise
activate or stir up
"raise a mutiny"

26. (verb) raise
establish radio communications with
"They managed to raise Hanoi last night"

27. (verb) raise
multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3

28. (verb) raise
bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project
"raised edges"

29. (verb) raise, lift
invigorate or heighten
"lift my spirits"; "lift his ego"

30. (verb) lift, raise
put an end to
"lift a ban"; "raise a siege"

31. (verb) resurrect, raise, upraise
cause to become alive again
"raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts"

Definition of 'raise'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) raise
to move sth to a higher position; = lift up
Raise you arms above your head.; They slowly raised the curtain.

2.  raise
to take care of children as they grow; = bring up
She raised four children by herself.

3.  raise
to increase
The school will be raising tuition next year.

4.  raise
to improve
to raise standards

5.  raise
to collect money for a group, goal, etc.
Last year we raised $10,000 at the auction.

6.  raise
to start to talk about; bring up
I'd like to raise the subject of road safety.

7.  raise
to cause to feel or think sth
Studies have raised doubts about the benefits of taking vitamins.

8.  raise
to breed a type of animal or grow a crop
We raise pigs and goats.

9. (noun) raise
an increase in salary
His boss just gave him a raise.

Definition of 'raise'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) raise
to cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight

2. (verb) raise
to bring to a higher condition or situation; to elevate in rank, dignity, and the like; to increase the value or estimation of; to promote; to exalt; to advance; to enhance; as, to raise from a low estate; to raise to office; to raise the price, and the like

3. (verb) raise
to increase the strength, vigor, or vehemence of; to excite; to intensify; to invigorate; to heighten; as, to raise the pulse; to raise the voice; to raise the spirits or the courage; to raise the heat of a furnace

4. (verb) raise
to elevate in degree according to some scale; as, to raise the pitch of the voice; to raise the temperature of a room

5. (verb) raise
to cause to rise up, or assume an erect position or posture; to set up; to make upright; as, to raise a mast or flagstaff

6. (verb) raise
to cause to spring up from a recumbent position, from a state of quiet, or the like; to awaken; to arouse

7. (verb) raise
to rouse to action; to stir up; to incite to tumult, struggle, or war; to excite

8. (verb) raise
to bring up from the lower world; to call up, as a spirit from the world of spirits; to recall from death; to give life to

9. (verb) raise
to cause to arise, grow up, or come into being or to appear; to give rise to; to originate, produce, cause, effect, or the like

10. (verb) raise
to form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect; as, to raise a lofty structure, a wall, a heap of stones

11. (verb) raise
to bring together; to collect; to levy; to get together or obtain for use or service; as, to raise money, troops, and the like

12. (verb) raise
to cause to grow; to procure to be produced, bred, or propagated; to grow; as, to raise corn, barley, hops, etc.; toraise cattle

13. (verb) raise
to bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear; -- often with up

14. (verb) raise
to give rise to; to set agoing; to occasion; to start; to originate; as, to raise a smile or a blush

15. (verb) raise
to give vent or utterance to; to utter; to strike up

16. (verb) raise
to bring to notice; to submit for consideration; as, to raise a point of order; to raise an objection

17. (verb) raise
to cause to rise, as by the effect of leaven; to make light and spongy, as bread

18. (verb) raise
to cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it; as, to raise Sandy Hook light

19. (verb) raise
to let go; as in the command, Raise tacks and sheets, i. e., Let go tacks and sheets

20. (verb) raise
to create or constitute; as, to raise a use, that is, to create it

Translation of 'raise'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to move or lift to a high(er) position Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.
Afrikaans: lig, steek op	Arabic: يَرْفَع	Bulgarian: вдигам
Brazilian: levantar	Czech: zvednout, vztyčit	German: heben
Danish: løfte; hejse	Greek: σηκώνω, υψώνω, ανεβάζω	Spanish: levantar
Estonian: tõstma	Farsi: بالا بردن؛ برافراشتن	Finnish: nostaa
French: lever	Hebrew: לְהַעלוֹת, לְהָרִים	Hindi: ऊपर उठाना
Croatian: podići	Hungarian: (fel)emel	Indonesian: mengangkat
Icelandic: lyfta	Italian: alzare, innalzare	Japanese: 上げる
Korean: 높이 들어올리다	Lithuanian: iškelti, pakelti	Latvian: []celt
Malay: angkat	Dutch: opheffen	Norwegian: løfte, heise, rekke opp
Polish: podnieść	Persian: بالا بردن؛ برافراشتن	Pashto: پورته كول، هسكول، جګول پر
Portuguese: levantar	Romanian: a ridica	Russian: поднимать
Slovak: zdvihnúť, vztýčiť	Slovenian: dvigniti	Serbian: podići
Swedish: lyfta, hissa	Thai: ยกขึ้น	Turkish: kaldırmak
Taiwanese: 舉起，昇起	Ukrainian: піднімати	Urdu: بلند کرنا
Vietnamese: nâng lên; giơ lên	Chinese: 举起，升起
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