raise (n.)

  1. the amount a salary is increased; he got a 3% raise; he got a wage hike

    [ Syn: rise , wage hike , hike , wage increase , salary increase ]

  2. an upward slope or grade (as in a road); the car couldnt make it up the rise

    [ Syn: ascent , acclivity , rise , climb , upgrade ]

  3. increasing the size of a bet (as in poker); I'll see your raise and double it'

  4. the act of raising something; he responded with a lift of his eyebrow; fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up

    [ Syn: lift , heave ]

    raise (v.)

  1. raise the level or amount of something; raise my salary; raise the price of bread'

  2. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); arouse pity; raise a smile; evoke sympathy

    [ Syn: arouse , elicit , enkindle , kindle , evoke , fire , provoke ]

  3. create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise; raise hell; raise the roof; raise Cain'

  4. raise in rank or condition; The new law lifted many people from poverty

    [ Syn: lift , elevate ]

  5. increase; This will enhance your enjoyment; heighten the tension

    [ Syn: enhance , heighten ]

  6. give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired; Women tend not to advance in the major law firms; I got promoted after many years of hard work

    [ Syn: promote , upgrade , advance , kick upstairs , elevate ]

  7. cause to puff up with a leaven; unleavened bread

    [ Syn: leaven , prove ]

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

  9. bet more than the previous player

  10. cause to assemble or enlist in the military; raise an army; recruit new soldiers

    [ Syn: recruit , levy ]

  11. put forward for consideration or discussion; raise the question of promotions; bring up an unpleasant topic

    [ Syn: bring up ]

  12. raise from a lower to a higher position; Raise your hands; Lift a load

    [ Syn: lift , elevate , get up , bring up ]

  13. pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth; raise your `o''

  14. activate or stir up; raise a mutiny'

  15. establish radio communications with; They managed to raise Hanoi last night'

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

  17. bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project; raised edges'

  18. invigorate or heighten; lift my spirits; lift his ego

    [ Syn: lift ]

  19. put an end to; lift a ban; raise a siege

    [ Syn: lift ]

  20. cause to become alive again; raise from the dead; Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected; Upraising ghosts

    [ Syn: resurrect , upraise ]

  21. cause to be heard or known; express or utter; raise a shout; raise a protest; raise a sad cry'

  22. collect funds for a specific purpose; The President raised several million dollars for his college'

  23. cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; The Bordeaux region produces great red wines; They produce good ham in Parma; We grow wheat here; We raise hogs here

    [ Syn: grow , farm , produce ]

  24. bring up; raise a family; bring up children

    [ Syn: rear , bring up , nurture , parent ]

  25. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; raise the specter of unemployment; he conjured wild birds in the air; call down the spirits from the mountain

    [ Syn: conjure , conjure up , invoke , evoke , stir , call down , arouse , bring up , put forward , call forth ]

  26. move upwards; lift ones eyes

    [ Syn: lift ]

  27. construct, build, or erect; Raise a barn

    [ Syn: erect , rear , set up , put up ]

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