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Raise
reɪz
- lift or move to a higher position or level
"she raised both arms above her head"
- lift or move to a vertical position; set upright
"Melody managed to raise him to his feet"
- construct or build (a structure)
"a fence was being raised around the property"
- 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"
- make (a nap) on cloth
"the gig mills raised the nap on the cloth prior to shearing"
- increase the amount, level, or strength of
"the bank raised interest rates"
increase put up push up up mark up step up lift augment escalate inflate swell add to increase heighten make higher lift augment amplify magnify intensify boost step up turn up add to- promote (someone) to a higher rank
"the king raised him to the title of Count Torre Bella"
- 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"
- cause to occur or to be considered
"the alarm was raised when he failed to return home"
bring up introduce advance broach mention allude to touch on suggest moot put forward bring forward pose present propose submit give rise to occasion cause bring into being bring about produce engender draw forth elicit create set going set afoot result in lead to prompt awaken arouse excite summon up activate evoke induce kindle incite stir up trigger spark off provoke instigate foment whip up cause to appear call up call forth invoke summon (up) conjure up- generate (an invoice or other document)
"I have raised an invoice for the tape"
- collect, levy, or bring together (money or resources)
"it is hoped that the event will raise £50,000"
- bring up (a child)
"he was born and raised in San Francisco"
bring up rear nurture look after care for take care of provide for mother parent tend protect cherish- breed or grow (animals or plants)
"they raised pigs and kept a pony"
- 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"
- abandon or force an enemy to abandon (a siege, blockade, or embargo)
"in late April Henry decided to raise the siege"
- drive (an animal) from its lair
"the rabbit was only 250 yards from where he first raised it"
- (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
"I raised him on the open line"
- stimulate production of (an antiserum, antibody, or other biologically active substance) against the appropriate target cell or substance
"monoclonal antibodies raised against human lymphocytes"