raise
Noun · VerbOpen English WordNet
Verb (28)raises, raised, raising
- raise the level or amount of something“raise my salary”“raise the price of bread”More general increaseMore specific bump up, boost
- raise from a lower to a higher position“Raise your hands”“Lift a load”Synonyms: liftelevateget upbring upMore general move, displaceMore specific pick up, hike, get up, chin, hoist, shoulder, kick up, pinnacle, heighten, skid +7 moreCauses rise, lift
- cause to be heard or known; express or utter“raise a shout”“raise a protest”“raise a sad cry”More general express, verbalizeMore specific call up, bring forward
- collect funds for a specific purpose“The President raised several million dollars for his college”More general collect, take inMore specific fund-raise, fund raise
- 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”Synonyms: growfarmproduceMore general foster, furtherMore specific overproduce, keep, carry
- look after a child until it is an adult“raise a family”“bring up children”Synonyms: rearbring upnurtureparentMore general care, give careMore specific cradle, foster, fledgeCauses grow up
- 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”Synonyms: conjureconjure upinvokeevokestircall downarousebring upput forwardcall forth
- move upwards“lift one's eyes”Synonyms: lift
- construct, build, or erect“Raise a barn”Synonyms: erectrearset upput up
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)“arouse pity”“raise a smile”“evoke sympathy”Synonyms: arouseelicitenkindlekindleevokefireprovoke
- create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise“raise hell”“raise the roof”“raise Cain”
- raise in rank or condition“The new law lifted many people from poverty”Synonyms: liftelevate
- increase the level of“This will enhance your enjoyment”“heighten the tension”Synonyms: enhanceheighten
- 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”Synonyms: promoteupgradeadvancekick upstairselevate
- cause to puff up with a leaven“unleavened bread”Synonyms: leavenprove
- bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
- bet more than the previous player
- cause to assemble or enlist in military“raise an army”“recruit new soldiers”Synonyms: recruitlevy
- put forward for consideration or discussion“raise the question of promotions”“bring up an unpleasant topic”Synonyms: bring up
- pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth“raise your ‘o’”
- activate or stir up“raise a mutiny”
- establish radio communications with“They managed to raise Hanoi last night”
- multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
- bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project“raised edges”
- invigorate or heighten“lift my spirits”“lift his ego”Synonyms: lift
- put an end to a situation“lift a ban”“raise a siege”Synonyms: lift
- cause to become alive again“raise from the dead”“Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected”“Upraising ghosts”Synonyms: resurrectupraise
- register formally as a participant or member“The party recruited many new members”Synonyms: enrollinscribeenterenrolrecruit
Noun (4)raises
- the amount a salary is increased“he got a 3% raise”“he got a wage hike”Synonyms: risewage hikehikewage increasesalary increaseType of increase, increment
- an upward slope or grade (as in a road)“the car couldn't make it up the rise”Synonyms: ascentacclivityriseclimbupgradeType of slope, inclineKinds uphill
- increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)“I'll see your raise and double it”Type of gambleKinds doubling, double
- the act of raising something“he responded with a lift of his eyebrow”“firemen learn several different raises for getting ladders up”Synonyms: liftheaveType of propulsion, actuation
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Translations
Verb to cause to rise
- Spanish
- levantar
- French
- élever
- German
- heben
- Italian
- alzare
- Portuguese
- levantar
- Turkish
- kaldırmak
- Russian
- поднима́ть podnimátʹ
- Arabic
- رَفَعَ rafaʕa
- Chinese
- 举 jǔ
- Dutch
- verheffen
22 more languages
- Polish
- podnieść
- Swedish
- höja
- Greek
- εγείρω egeíro
- Korean
- 올리다 ollida
- Indonesian
- mengangkat
- Hungarian
- emel
- Portuguese (PT)
- levantar
- Chinese (Trad.)
- 舉 jǔ
- Catalan
- alçar
- Corsican
- alzà
- Czech
- zvednout
- Danish
- løfte
- Esperanto
- levi
- Estonian
- tõstma
- Finnish
- nostaa
- Hebrew
- הרים herim
- Icelandic
- hækka
- Latvian
- celt
- Norwegian
- heve
- Romanian
- ridica
- Scottish Gaelic
- tog
- Welsh
- codi
Verb to bring up, to grow
Noun increase in wages
- Spanish
- aumento
- French
- augmentation
- German
- Gehaltserhöhung
- Portuguese
- aumento
- Turkish
- zam
- Russian
- приба́вка pribávka
- Dutch
- opslag
- Polish
- podwyżka
- Swedish
- löneförhöjning
- Greek
- αύξηση áfxisi
7 more languages
- Hungarian
- fizetésemelés
- Portuguese (PT)
- aumento
- Chinese (Trad.)
- 加薪 jiāxīn
- Danish
- lønforhøjelse
- Finnish
- palkankorotus
- Icelandic
- launahækkun
- Scottish Gaelic
- àrdachadh
The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: OE. reisen, Icel. reisa, causative of rīsa to rise. See Rise, and cf. Rear to raise.
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: —
(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.
This gentleman came to be raised to great titles.— Edward Hyde, first earl of Clarendon
The plate pieces of eight were raised three pence in the piece.— Sir William Temple
(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.
(c) To elevate in degree according to some scale; as, to raise the pitch of the voice; to raise the temperature of a room.
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: —
(a) To cause to spring up from a recumbent position, from a state of quiet, or the like; to awaken; to arouse.
They shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.— Job xiv. 12.
(b) To rouse to action; to stir up; to incite to tumult, struggle, or war; to excite.
He commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind.— Ps. cvii. 25.
Aeneas... employs his pains, In parts remote, to raise the Tuscan swains.— John Dryden
(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.
Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead ?— Acts xxvi. 8.
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: —
(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.
I will raise forts against thee.— Isa. xxix. 3.
(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.” Geoffrey Chaucer
(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.
☞ 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.
I was raised, as they say in Virginia, among the mountains of the North.— James K. Paulding
(d) To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear; — often with up.
I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee.— Deut. xviii. 18.
God vouchsafes to raise another world From him [Noah], and all his anger to forget.— John Milton
(e) To give rise to; to set agoing; to occasion; to start; to originate; as, to raise a smile or a blush.
Thou shalt not raise a false report.— Ex. xxiii. 1.
(f) To give vent or utterance to; to utter; to strike up.
Soon as the prince appears, they raise a cry.— John Dryden
(g) To bring to notice; to submit for consideration; as, to raise a point of order; to raise an objection.
4. To cause to rise, as by the effect of leaven; to make light and spongy, as bread.
Miss Liddy can dance a jig, and raise paste.— The Spectator
5. Nautical (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.
6. Law To create or constitute; as, to raise a use, that is, to create it. Alexander Mansfield. Burrill
To raise a blockade Military, 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. colloquial — To raise Cain, or To raise the devil, to cause a great disturbance; to make great trouble. slang
Synonyms: To lift; exalt; elevate; erect; originate; cause; produce; grow; heighten; aggravate; excite.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54
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