Definition
Meaning of 'raise'
Meaning of 'raise' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Raise 
[ v. t.]
- 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. [ v. t.]- To bring to a higher condition or situation; to elevate in rank, dignity, and the like; to increase the value or estimation of; to promote; to exalt; to advance; to enhance; as, to raise from a low estate; to raise to office; to raise the price, and the like.
- To increase the strength, vigor, or vehemence of; to excite; to intensify; to invigorate; to heighten; as, to raise the pulse; to raise the voice; to raise the spirits or the courage; to raise the heat of a furnace.
- To elevate in degree according to some scale; as, to raise the pitch of the voice; to raise the temperature of a room.
- To cause to rise up, or assume an erect position or posture; to set up; to make upright; as, to raise a mast or flagstaff.
- To cause to spring up from a recumbent position, from a state of quiet, or the like; to awaken; to arouse.
- To rouse to action; to stir up; to incite to tumult, struggle, or war; to excite.
- To bring up from the lower world; to call up, as a spirit from the world of spirits; to recall from death; to give life to.
- To cause to arise, grow up, or come into being or to appear; to give rise to; to originate, produce, cause, effect, or the like.
- To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect; as, to raise a lofty structure, a wall, a heap of stones.
- To bring together; to collect; to levy; to get together or obtain for use or service; as, to raise money, troops, and the like.
- To cause to grow; to procure to be produced, bred, or propagated; to grow; as, to raise corn, barley, hops, etc.; toraise cattle.
- To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear; -- often with up.
- To give rise to; to set agoing; to occasion; to start; to originate; as, to raise a smile or a blush.
- To give vent or utterance to; to utter; to strike up.
- To bring to notice; to submit for consideration; as, to raise a point of order; to raise an objection.
- To cause to rise, as by the effect of leaven; to make light and spongy, as bread.
- To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it; as, to raise Sandy Hook light.
- To let go; as in the command, Raise tacks and sheets, i. e., Let go tacks and sheets.
- To create or constitute; as, to raise a use, that is, to create it.
Meaning of 'raise' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. raise [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the amount a salary is increased
- the amount a salary is increased
Example in sentence:
- he got a 3% raise;
- he got a wage hike
Meaning (2):
- the act of raising something
- the act of raising something
Example in sentence:
- fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up;
- he responded with a lift of his eyebrow
Meaning (3):
- increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)
- increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)
Example in sentence:
- I'll see your raise and double it
Meaning (4):
- an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
- an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
Example in sentence:
- the car couldn't make it up the rise
2. raise [ v]
[ v]Meaning (5):
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Example in sentence:
- arouse pity;
- evoke sympathy;
- raise a smile
Meaning (6):
- give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
- give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
Example in sentence:
- I got promoted after many years of hard work;
- John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired;
- Women tend not to advance in the major law firms
Meaning (7):
- put an end to
- put an end to
Example in sentence:
- lift a ban;
- raise a siege
Meaning (8):
- invigorate or heighten
- invigorate or heighten
Example in sentence:
- lift his ego;
- lift my spirits
Meaning (9):
- move upwards
- move upwards
Example in sentence:
- lift one's eyes
Meaning (10):
- construct, build, or erect
- construct, build, or erect
Example in sentence:
- Raise a barn
Meaning (11):
- look after a child until it is an adult
- look after a child until it is an adult
Example in sentence:
- bring up children;
- raise a family
Meaning (12):
- activate or stir up
- activate or stir up
Example in sentence:
- raise a mutiny
Meaning (13):
- cause to be heard or known; express or utter
- cause to be heard or known; express or utter
Example in sentence:
- raise a protest;
- raise a sad cry;
- raise a shout
Meaning (14):
- cause to assemble or enlist in the military
- cause to assemble or enlist in the military
Example in sentence:
- raise an army;
- recruit new soldiers
Meaning (15):
- cause to become alive again
- cause to become alive again
Example in sentence:
- raise from the dead;
- Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected;
- Upraising ghosts
Meaning (16):
- create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise
- create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise
Example in sentence:
- raise Cain;
- raise hell;
- raise the roof
Meaning (17):
- raise the level or amount of something
- raise the level or amount of something
Example in sentence:
- raise my salary;
- raise the price of bread
Meaning (18):
- put forward for consideration or discussion
- put forward for consideration or discussion
Example in sentence:
- bring up an unpleasant topic;
- raise the question of promotions
Meaning (19):
- summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
- summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
Example in sentence:
- call down the spirits from the mountain;
- he conjured wild birds in the air;
- raise the specter of unemployment
Meaning (20):
- raise from a lower to a higher position
- raise from a lower to a higher position
Example in sentence:
- Lift a load;
- Raise your hands
Meaning (21):
- pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
- pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
Example in sentence:
- raise your `o'
Meaning (22):
- bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project
- bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project
Example in sentence:
- raised edges
Meaning (23):
- cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
- cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
Example in sentence:
- The Bordeaux region produces great red wines;
- They produce good ham in Parma;
- We grow wheat here;
- We raise hogs here
Meaning (24):
- raise in rank or condition
- raise in rank or condition
Example in sentence:
- The new law lifted many people from poverty
Meaning (25):
- collect funds for a specific purpose
- collect funds for a specific purpose
Example in sentence:
- The President raised several million dollars for his college
Meaning (26):
- establish radio communications with
- establish radio communications with
Example in sentence:
- They managed to raise Hanoi last night
Meaning (27):
- increase
- increase
Example in sentence:
- heighten the tension;
- This will enhance your enjoyment
Meaning (28):
- cause to puff up with a leaven
- cause to puff up with a leaven
Example in sentence:
- unleavened bread
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