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| 1. | [ adjective ] increasing in quantity or value | |
| Examples: | "a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate" |
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| Related terms: | increasing | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the event of something being raised upward | |
| Synonyms: | elevation lift | |
| Examples: | "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon" "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity" |
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| Related terms: | rise raise lift | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child | |
| Synonyms: | rearing nurture | |
| Related terms: | upbringing rear | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (sociology) raising someone to be an accepted member of the community | |
| Synonyms: | rearing bringing_up fosterage nurture nurturing fostering upbringing breeding | |
| Examples: | "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important" |
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| Related terms: | socialization foster rear foster | |
| Similar spelling: |
razing raging racing razzing racking rising Ragins Reising racing_gig racing_car Rasnick Rasnake Risinger Reisinger rashness raciness |
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