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Raise

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Definitions for Raise

noun
the amount a salary is increased
Synonyms
rise wage hike hike wage increase salary increase
Examples
  1. he got a 3% raise
  2. he got a wage hike
noun
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
Synonyms
ascent acclivity rise climb upgrade
Examples
  1. the car couldn't make it up the rise
noun
increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)
Examples
  1. I'll see your raise and double it
noun
the act of raising something
Synonyms
lift heave
Examples
  1. he responded with a lift of his eyebrow
  2. fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up
verb
raise the level or amount of something
Examples
  1. raise my salary
  2. raise the price of bread
verb
raise from a lower to a higher position
Synonyms
lift elevate get up bring up
Examples
  1. Raise your hands
  2. Lift a load
verb
cause to be heard or known
Examples
  1. express or utter
  2. raise a shout
  3. raise a protest
  4. raise a sad cry
verb
collect funds for a specific purpose
Examples
  1. The President raised several million dollars for his college
verb
cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
Synonyms
grow farm produce
Examples
  1. The Bordeaux region produces great red wines
  2. They produce good ham in Parma
  3. We grow wheat here
  4. We raise hogs here
verb
look after a child until it is an adult
Synonyms
rear bring up nurture parent
Examples
  1. raise a family
  2. bring up children
verb
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
Synonyms
conjure conjure up invoke evoke stir call down arouse bring up put forward call forth
Examples
  1. raise the specter of unemployment
  2. he conjured wild birds in the air
  3. call down the spirits from the mountain
verb
move upwards
Synonyms
lift
Examples
  1. lift one's eyes
verb
construct, build, or erect
Synonyms
erect rear set up put up
Examples
  1. Raise a barn
verb
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Synonyms
arouse elicit enkindle kindle evoke fire provoke
Examples
  1. arouse pity
  2. raise a smile
  3. evoke sympathy
verb
create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise
Examples
  1. raise hell
  2. raise the roof
  3. raise Cain
verb
raise in rank or condition
Synonyms
lift elevate
Examples
  1. The new law lifted many people from poverty
verb
increase
Synonyms
enhance heighten
Examples
  1. This will enhance your enjoyment
  2. heighten the tension
verb
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
Synonyms
promote upgrade advance kick upstairs elevate
Examples
  1. John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired
  2. Women tend not to advance in the major law firms
  3. I got promoted after many years of hard work
verb
cause to puff up with a leaven
Synonyms
leaven prove
Examples
  1. unleavened bread
verb
bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
verb
bet more than the previous player
verb
cause to assemble or enlist in the military
Synonyms
recruit levy
Examples
  1. raise an army
  2. recruit new soldiers
verb
put forward for consideration or discussion
Synonyms
bring up
Examples
  1. raise the question of promotions
  2. bring up an unpleasant topic
verb
pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
Examples
  1. raise your `o'
verb
activate or stir up
Examples
  1. raise a mutiny
verb
establish radio communications with
Examples
  1. They managed to raise Hanoi last night
verb
multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
verb
bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project
Examples
  1. raised edges
verb
invigorate or heighten
Synonyms
lift
Examples
  1. lift my spirits
  2. lift his ego
verb
put an end to
Synonyms
lift
Examples
  1. lift a ban
  2. raise a siege
verb
cause to become alive again
Synonyms
resurrect upraise
Examples
  1. raise from the dead
  2. Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected
  3. Upraising ghosts

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