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   Raise

   /rāz/

   

   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 (something 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 by itself 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): "she was attempting to raise $20,000" 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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   What does raise mean?

   • (Definition of raise from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) 舉起, 抬起, 提起… 举起, 抬起, 提起… levantar, aumentar, criar… levantar, elevar, subir… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! RAISE meaning: 1. to lift something to a higher position: 2. to increase an amount or level: 3. to improve…. Learn more.

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   What does it mean to raise something up?

   • raise something to lift or move something to a higher level She raised the gun and fired. He raised a hand in greeting. She raised her eyes from her work. raise something up He slowly raised his head up. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

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   What is the difference between raise and rise?

   • Raise and rise are similar in form and meaning but different in grammatical use. Raise is the causative of rise; to raise something is to cause it to rise. Raise is almost always used transitively. Its forms are regular: Raise the window. The flag had been raised before we arrived.

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   What is raise_1 verb?

   • to increase/decrease the amount of excitement, emotion, etc. in a situation His angry refusal to agree raised the temperature of the meeting. The government tried to lower the political temperature by agreeing to some of the demands. Definition of raise_1 verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   Raise definition: to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate. See examples of RAISE used in a sentence.

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   rise / raise rise / raise Verbs. Raise is a verb that must have an object and rise is used without an object. When you raise something, you lift it to a higher position or increase it: He raised his head from the pillow. We were forced to raise the price. When people or things rise, they move from a lower to a higher position: She rose from the ...

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   RAISE meaning: 1. to lift something to a higher position: 2. to increase an amount or level: 3. to improve…. Learn more.

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   7 raise something to cause or produce something; to make something appear to raise doubts in people's minds The plans for the new development have raised angry protests from local residents. It wasn't an easy audience, but he raised a laugh with his joke. It had been a difficult day but she managed to raise a smile.

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   Raise definition: To move to a higher position; elevate.

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   raise hell; raise the bar; raise the roof; raise/up the ante; raise somebody's hackles; raise somebody's spirits; raise/lower your sights; raise/lower the temperature; raise your glass (to somebody) raise your eyebrows (at something) raise a/your hand against/to somebody; See more Phrasal verbs. raise to phrasal verb; Idioms. raise hell; raise ...

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   5 days ago · raise (third-person singular simple present raises, present participle raising, simple past and past participle raised) (physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate . to raise your hand if you want to say something; to raise your walking stick to defend yourself.