The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Raise \Raise\ (r[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Raised (r[=a]zd);
   p. pr. & vb. n. Raising.] [OE. reisen, Icel. reisa,
   causative of r[imac]sa to rise. See Rise, and cf. Rear to
   raise.]
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   1. 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. Hence, figuratively:
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      (a) 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.
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                This gentleman came to be raised to great
                titles.                           --Clarendon.
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                The plate pieces of eight were raised three
                pence in the piece.               --Sir W.
                                                  Temple.
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      (b) 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.
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      (c) To elevate in degree according to some scale; as, to
          raise the pitch of the voice; to raise the temperature
          of a room.
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   2. 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. Hence:
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      (a) To cause to spring up from a recumbent position, from
          a state of quiet, or the like; to awaken; to arouse.
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                They shall not awake, nor be raised out of their
                sleep.                            --Job xiv. 12.
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      (b) To rouse to action; to stir up; to incite to tumult,
          struggle, or war; to excite.
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                He commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind.
                                                  --Ps. cvii.
                                                  25.
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                Aeneas . . . employs his pains,
                In parts remote, to raise the Tuscan swains.
                                                  --Dryden.
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      (c) 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.
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                Why should it be thought a thing incredible with
                you, that God should raise the dead ? --Acts
                                                  xxvi. 8.
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   3. 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. Hence, specifically:
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      (a) 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.
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                I will raise forts against thee.  --Isa. xxix.
                                                  3.
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      (b) 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 raise up a rent."
          --Chaucer.
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      (c) To cause to grow; to procure to be produced, bred, or
          propagated; to grow; as, to raise corn, barley, hops,
          etc.; toraise cattle. "He raised sheep." "He raised
          wheat where none grew before." --Johnson's Dict.
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   Note: In some parts of the United States, notably in the
         Southern States, raise is also commonly applied to the
         rearing or bringing up of children.
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               I was raised, as they say in Virginia, among the
               mountains of the North.            --Paulding.
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      (d) To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise,
          come forth, or appear; -- often with up.
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                I will raise them up a prophet from among their
                brethren, like unto thee.         --Deut. xviii.
                                                  18.
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                God vouchsafes to raise another world
                From him [Noah], and all his anger to forget.
                                                  --Milton.
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      (e) To give rise to; to set agoing; to occasion; to start;
          to originate; as, to raise a smile or a blush.
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                Thou shalt not raise a false report. --Ex.
                                                  xxiii. 1.
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      (f) To give vent or utterance to; to utter; to strike up.
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                Soon as the prince appears, they raise a cry.
                                                  --Dryden.
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      (g) To bring to notice; to submit for consideration; as,
          to raise a point of order; to raise an objection.
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   4. To cause to rise, as by the effect of leaven; to make
      light and spongy, as bread.
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            Miss Liddy can dance a jig, and raise paste.
                                                  --Spectator.
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   5. (Naut.)
      (a) To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher
          by drawing nearer to it; as, to raise Sandy Hook
          light.
      (b) To let go; as in the command, Raise tacks and sheets,
          i. e., Let go tacks and sheets.
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   6. (Law) To create or constitute; as, to raise a use, that
      is, to create it. --Burrill.
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   To raise a blockade (Mil.), to remove or break up a
      blockade, either by withdrawing the ships or forces
      employed in enforcing it, or by driving them away or
      dispersing them.

   To raise a check, note, bill of exchange, etc., to
      increase fraudulently its nominal value by changing the
      writing, figures, or printing in which the sum payable is
      specified.

   To raise a siege, to relinquish an attempt to take a place
      by besieging it, or to cause the attempt to be
      relinquished.

   To raise steam, to produce steam of a required pressure.

   To raise the wind, to procure ready money by some temporary
      expedient. [Colloq.]

   To raise Cain, or To raise the devil, to cause a great
      disturbance; to make great trouble. [Slang]
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   Syn: To lift; exalt; elevate; erect; originate; cause;
        produce; grow; heighten; aggravate; excite.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

raise
    n 1: the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he
         got a wage hike" [syn: raise, rise, wage hike,
         hike, wage increase, salary increase]
    2: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't
       make it up the rise" [syn: ascent, acclivity, rise,
       raise, climb, upgrade] [ant: declension,
       declination, decline, declivity, descent,
       downslope, fall]
    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, raise, heave]
    v 1: raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary";
         "raise the price of bread"
    2: raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands";
       "Lift a load" [syn: raise, lift, elevate, get up,
       bring up] [ant: bring down, get down, let down,
       lower, take down]
    3: cause to be heard or known; express or utter; "raise a
       shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry"
    4: collect funds for a specific purpose; "The President raised
       several million dollars for his college"
    5: 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, raise,
       farm, produce]
    6: bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" [syn: rear,
       raise, bring up, nurture, parent]
    7: 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: raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke,
       stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward,
       call forth]
    8: move upwards; "lift one's eyes" [syn: lift, raise]
    9: construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn" [syn: raise,
       erect, rear, set up, put up] [ant: dismantle,
       level, pull down, rase, raze, take down, tear
       down]
    10: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse
        pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn: arouse,
        elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise,
        provoke]
    11: create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise;
        "raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain"
    12: raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people
        from poverty" [syn: lift, raise, elevate]
    13: increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the
        tension" [syn: enhance, heighten, raise]
    14: 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, raise, elevate] [ant:
        break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate]
    15: cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread" [syn:
        raise, leaven, prove]
    16: bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
    17: bet more than the previous player
    18: cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an
        army"; "recruit new soldiers" [syn: recruit, levy,
        raise]
    19: put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the
        question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic"
        [syn: raise, bring up]
    20: pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof
        of the mouth; "raise your `o'"
    21: activate or stir up; "raise a mutiny"
    22: establish radio communications with; "They managed to raise
        Hanoi last night"
    23: multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8
        is 2 raised to the power 3
    24: bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to
        project; "raised edges"
    25: invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego"
        [syn: raise, lift]
    26: put an end to; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege" [syn: lift,
        raise]
    27: cause to become alive again; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery
        is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising
        ghosts" [syn: resurrect, raise, upraise]

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

RAISE

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