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Definition of 'raising' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) elevation, lift, raising
the event of something being raised upward
"an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"

2. (noun) raising, rearing, nurture
the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

3. (adj) breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
"they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"

4. (adj) raising
increasing in quantity or value
"a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate"


Definition of 'raising' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) raising
the act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting, producing, or restoring to life

2. (noun) raising
specifically, the operation or work of setting up the frame of a building; as, to help at a raising

3. (noun) raising
the operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning

4.  raising
of Raise



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