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call forth; of emotions, feelings, and responses; "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children"

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

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

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"

increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"

construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"

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

bring (a surface, a design, etc.) into relief and cause to project; "raised edges"

raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread"

put an end to, as of a siege or a blockade; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege"

invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego"

establish radio communications with; "They managed to raise Hanoi last night"

bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children"

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

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

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"

increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"

construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"

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

bring (a surface, a design, etc.) into relief and cause to project; "raised edges"

raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread"

invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego"

establish radio communications with; "They managed to raise Hanoi last night"

an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"

put an end to; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege"

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

activate or stir up; "raise a mutiny"

cause to be heard or known; express or utter; "raise a shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry"

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

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

bet more than the previous player

in bridge: bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level

create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise; "raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain"

move upwards; "lift one's eyes"

cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread"

collect funds for a specific purpose; "The President raised several million dollars for his college"

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.

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 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 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.

To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear; - often with up.

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.

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 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 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 create or constitute; as, to raise a use, that is, to create it.

To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear; - often with up.

To let go; as in the command, tacks and sheets, i. e., Let go tacks and sheets.

To cause to rise; lift up; elevate; produce; as, to raise wheat; to stir up; arouse; increase; as, to raise prices; construct; collect, as money; cause to appear; as, to raise a ghost; cause to swell; as, to raise a blister; to put an end to; as, to raise a siege; bring to notice.

Raiser, raising.

To cause to rise: to lift up: to set upright: to originate or produce: to bring together: to cause to grow or breed: to produce: to give rise to: to exalt: to increase the strength of: to excite: to recall from death: to cause to swell, as dough.

To lift; erect; produce; breed; excite; collect.

To bring to an end, as a siege.