raise | English to English Dictionary

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raise

(r/eI/z )

noun (n)

the amount a salary is increased(noun.attribute)

Example:
He got a 3% raise.

Synonym:
hike, rise, salary increase, wage hike, wage increase

source: wordnet30
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)(noun.object)

Synonym:
acclivity, ascent, climb, rise, upgrade
Antonym:
declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall

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increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)(noun.act)

Example:
I'll see your raise and double it.

source: wordnet30
the act of raising something(noun.act)

Example:
Fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up.

Synonym:
heave, lift

source: wordnet30

verb (v)

raise the level or amount of something(verb.change)

Example:
Raise my salary.
Raise the price of bread.

source: wordnet30
raise from a lower to a higher position(verb.motion)

Example:
Raise your hands.

Synonym:
bring up, elevate, get up, lift
Antonym:
bring down, get down, let down, lower, take down

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cause to be heard or known; express or utter(verb.communication)

Example:
Raise a shout.
Raise a protest.
Raise a sad cry.

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collect funds for a specific purpose(verb.possession)

Example:
The President raised several million dollars for his college.

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cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques(verb.creation)

Example:
We raise hogs here.

Synonym:
farm, grow, produce

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bring up(verb.social)

Example:
Raise a family.

Synonym:
bring up, nurture, parent, rear

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summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic(verb.creation)

Example:
Raise the specter of unemployment.

Synonym:
arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, stir

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move upwards(verb.motion)

Synonym:
lift

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construct, build, or erect(verb.creation)

Example:
Raise a barn.

Synonym:
erect, put up, rear, set up
Antonym:
dismantle, level, pull down, rase, raze, take down, tear down

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call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)(verb.emotion)

Example:
Raise a smile.

Synonym:
arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke

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create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise(verb.creation)

Example:
Raise hell.
Raise the roof.
Raise Cain.

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raise in rank or condition(verb.change)

Synonym:
elevate, lift

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increase(verb.change)

Synonym:
boost, enhance, heighten, hike, hike up

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give a promotion to or assign to a higher position(verb.social)

Synonym:
advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, upgrade
Antonym:
break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate

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cause to puff up with a leaven(verb.motion)

Synonym:
leaven, prove

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bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level(verb.competition)

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bet more than the previous player(verb.competition)

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cause to assemble or enlist in the military(verb.competition)

Example:
Raise an army.

Synonym:
levy, recruit

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put forward for consideration or discussion(verb.communication)

Example:
Raise the question of promotions.

Synonym:
bring up

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pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth(verb.communication)

Example:
Raise your `o'.

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activate or stir up(verb.communication)

Example:
Raise a mutiny.

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establish radio communications with(verb.communication)

Example:
They managed to raise Hanoi last night.

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multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3(verb.cognition)

source: wordnet30
bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project(verb.change)

Example:
Raised edges.

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invigorate or heighten(verb.change)

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put an end to(verb.change)

Example:
Raise a siege.

Synonym:
end, lift

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cause to become alive again(verb.body)

Example:
Raise from the dead.

Synonym:
resurrect, upraise

source: wordnet30
To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight.(verb)

source: webster1913

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