Raise (Verb)
Meaning 1
Move upwards; "lift one's eyes".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 2
Collect funds for a specific purpose; "The President raised several million dollars for his college".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 3
Cause to be heard or known; express or utter; "raise a shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 4
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".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 5
Bet more than the previous player.
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
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Meaning 6
Create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise; "raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 7
Cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 8
Establish radio communications with; "They managed to raise Hanoi last night".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 9
Raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 10
Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy".
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Verbs of feeling.
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- Rekindle
- Overcome
- Stir Up
- Touch A Chord
- Prick
- Inflame
- Discompose
- Ignite
- Discomfit
- Invite
- Hurt
- Disconcert
- Overwhelm
- Bruise
- Overpower
- Fire Up
- Spite
- Offend
- Injure
- Untune
- Whelm
- Infatuate
- Interest
- Upset
- Sweep Over
- Anger
- Shame
- Wake
- Overtake
- Shake
- Stimulate
- Ask For
- Stir
- Shake Up
- Strike A Chord
- Draw
- Wound
- Heat
- Excite
Meaning 11
Multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3.
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Meaning 12
Activate or stir up; "raise a mutiny".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 13
Increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 14
Construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 15
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".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 16
Put an end to; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 17
Pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth; "raise your `o'".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 18
Cause to become alive again; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts".
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 19
Cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers".
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
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Meaning 20
Invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 21
Raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 22
Look after a child until it is an adult; "raise a family"; "bring up children".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 23
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".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 24
Bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level.
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
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Meaning 25
Put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 26
Raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 27
Bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project; "raised edges".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..