the event of something being raised upward; an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon; a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity

[ Syn: elevation , lift ]

the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

[ Syn: rearing , nurture ]

helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; they debated whether nature or nurture was more important

[ Syn: breeding , bringing up , fostering , fosterage , nurture , rearing , upbringing ]

increasing in quantity or value; a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate'