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1. | [ verb ] raise the level or amount of something | |
Examples: | "raise my salary" "raise the price of bread" |
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Related terms: | increase bump_up | |
2. | [ verb ] raise from a lower to a higher position | |
Synonyms: | lift get_up elevate bring_up | |
Examples: | "Raise your hands" "Lift a load" |
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Related terms: | lower move pick_up get_up hike chin shoulder hoist hoist kick_up underlay rear levitate hoist jack pinnacle trice heighten skid pump pick_up elevator weightlifter elevation ascent lift lift lift elevation ski_tow rise | |
3. | [ verb ] cause to be heard or known; express or utter | |
Examples: | "raise a shout" "raise a protest" "raise a sad cry" |
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Related terms: | express call_up | |
4. | [ verb ] collect funds for a specific purpose | |
Examples: | "The President raised several million dollars for his college" |
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Related terms: | collect fund-raise | |
5. | [ verb ] (food,agriculture) cultivate by growing; often involves improvements by means of agricultural techniques | |
Synonyms: | produce grow farm | |
Examples: | "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines" "They produce good ham in Parma" "We grow wheat here" "We raise hogs here" |
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Related terms: | cultivate overproduce carry keep farming farmer farming agriculturist | |
6. | [ verb ] evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic | |
Synonyms: | invoke conjure_up bring_up arouse stir put_forward evoke call_forth call_down conjure | |
Examples: | : "raise the specter of unemployment" "he conjured wild birds in the air" "stir a disturbance" "call down the spirits from the mountain" |
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Related terms: | make curse bless provoke magician incantation conjuring | |
7. | [ verb ] bring up | |
Synonyms: | bring_up rear parent nurture | |
Examples: | "raise a family" "bring up children" |
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Related terms: | cradle fledge foster parent lineage breeding raising grow_up | |
8. | [ verb ] move upwards | |
Synonyms: | lift | |
Examples: | "lift one's eyes" |
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Related terms: | move lift rise | |
9. | [ noun ] the amount a salary is increased | |
Synonyms: | rise wage_hike salary_increase wage_increase hike | |
Examples: | "he got a 3% raise" "he got a wage hike" |
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Related terms: | increase hike | |
10. | [ verb ] construct, build, or erect | |
Synonyms: | erect set_up put_up rear | |
Examples: | "Raise a barn" |
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Related terms: | level construct construction erecting | |
11. | [ verb ] raise in rank or condition | |
Synonyms: | elevate lift | |
Examples: | : "The new law lifted many people from poverty" |
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Related terms: | change exalt dignify acme | |
12. | [ verb ] call forth; of emotions, feelings, and responses | |
Synonyms: | arouse evoke elicit provoke fire kindle enkindle | |
Examples: | "arouse pity" "raise a smile" "evoke sympathy" |
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Related terms: | make excite overwhelm invite draw interest stimulate hurt upset anger inflame strike_a_chord infatuate rekindle shame prick arousal incitement | |
13. | [ verb ] create a disturbance, esp. by making a great noise | |
Examples: | "raise hell" "raise the roof" "raise Cain" |
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Related terms: | make | |
14. | [ verb ] increase | |
Synonyms: | enhance heighten | |
Examples: | "This will enhance your enjoyment" "heighten the tension" |
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Related terms: | intensify potentiate | |
15. | [ verb ] pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth | |
Examples: | "raise your `o'" |
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Related terms: | pronounce | |
16. | [ verb ] put forward for consideration or discussion | |
Synonyms: | bring_up | |
Examples: | "raise the question of promotions" "bring up an unpleasant topic" |
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Related terms: | mention | |
17. | [ verb ] put an end to, as of a siege or a blockade | |
Synonyms: | lift | |
Examples: | "lift a ban" "raise a siege" |
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Related terms: | end end | |
18. | [ verb ] (games) bet more than the previous player, in poker | |
Related terms: | bet card_game | |
19. | [ verb ] (military) cause to assemble or enlist in the military | |
Synonyms: | recruit conscript levy | |
Examples: | "raise an army" "recruit new soldiers" |
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Related terms: | enlist recruitment levy recruiter | |
20. | [ noun ] (geography) an upward slope or grade (as in a road) | |
Synonyms: | rise acclivity climb upgrade ascent | |
Examples: | "the car couldn't make the grade" |
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Related terms: | descent slope uphill climb ascend | |
21. | [ verb ] (bridge,games) in bridge: bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level | |
Related terms: | bid | |
22. | [ verb ] invigorate or heighten | |
Synonyms: | lift | |
Examples: | "lift my spirits", "lift his ego" |
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Related terms: | better | |
23. | [ verb ] bring (a surface, a design, etc.) into relief and cause to project | |
Examples: | "raised edges" |
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Related terms: | emphasize | |
24. | [ verb ] cause to become alive again | |
Synonyms: | upraise resurrect | |
Examples: | "raise from the dead" "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected." "Upraising ghosts" |
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Related terms: | resuscitate rise resurrection | |
25. | [ noun ] increasing the size of a bet (as in poker) | |
Examples: | "I'll see your raise and double it" |
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Related terms: | gamble doubling poker | |
26. | [ verb ] establish radio communications with | |
Examples: | : "They managed to raise Hanoi last night" |
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Related terms: | reach radio | |
27. | [ verb ] cause to puff up with a leaven; of dough | |
Synonyms: | prove leaven | |
Examples: | "unleavened bread" |
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Related terms: | rise | |
28. | [ verb ] give a promotion to or assign to a higher position | |
Synonyms: | promote elevate kick_upstairs advance upgrade | |
Examples: | "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" |
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Related terms: | demote delegate prefer spot_promote bring_up ennoble tenure queen brevet acme promotion | |
29. | [ verb ] activate or stir up | |
Examples: | "raise a mutiny" |
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Related terms: | incite | |
30. | [ verb ] (mathematics) multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3 | |
Related terms: | multiply arithmetic | |
31. | [ noun ] the act of raising something | |
Synonyms: | heave elevation lift | |
Examples: | "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow" "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up" |
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Related terms: | propulsion lift heave hoist | |
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