raise (reɪz
)
Definitions
verb (mainly tr)
- to move, cause to move, or elevate to a higher position or level; lift
- to set or place in an upright position
- to construct, build, or erect ⇒
to raise a barn
- to increase in amount, size, value, etc ⇒
to raise prices
- to increase in degree, strength, intensity, etc ⇒
to raise one's voice
- to advance in rank or status; promote
- to arouse or awaken from or as if from sleep or death
- to stir up or incite; activate ⇒
to raise a mutiny
- See raise Cain
- to give rise to; cause or provoke ⇒
to raise a smile
- to put forward for consideration ⇒
to raise a question
- to cause to assemble or gather together; collect ⇒
to raise an army
- to grow or cause to grow ⇒
to raise a crop
- to bring up; rear ⇒
to raise a family
- to cause to be heard or known; utter or express ⇒
to raise a shout
to raise a protest
- to bring to an end; remove ⇒
to raise a siege
raise a ban
- to cause (dough, bread, etc) to rise, as by the addition of yeast
- poker to bet more than (the previous player)
- bridge to bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
- nautical to cause (something) to seem to rise above the horizon by approaching ⇒
we raised land after 20 days
- to establish radio communications with ⇒
we managed to raise Moscow last night
- to obtain (money, funds, capital, etc)
- to bring (a surface, a design, etc) into relief; cause to project
- to cause (a blister, welt, etc) to form on the skin to expel (phlegm) by coughing
- phonetics to modify the articulation of (a vowel) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
- mathematics to multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times ⇒
8 is 2 raised to the power 3
- to institute (a suit or action at law)
- to draw up (a summons)
- mainly US Canadian to increase the amount payable on (a cheque, money order, etc) fraudulently
- curling to push (a stone) towards the tee with another stone
- See raise an eyebrow
- See raise one's glass to
- See raise one's hat
noun
- the act or an instance of raising
- mainly US Canadian an increase, esp in salary, wages, etc; rise
Alternative Forms
ˈraisable ˈraiseable adjective ˈraiser nounWord Origin
C12: from Old Norse reisa ; related to Old English rǣran to rear²Synonyms
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increase,
reinforce,
intensify,
heighten,
advance,
boost,
strengthen,
enhance,
put up,
exaggerate,
hike (up)
enlarge,
escalate,
inflate,
aggravate,
magnify,
amplify,
augment,
jack up,
= make louder
heighten,
amplify,
louden,
increase,
turn up,
intensify,
magnify,
augment,
make higher
Translations
- British English:
raise
If you raise something, you move it to a higher position.She went to the window and raised the blinds.reɪz VERB She went to the window and raised the blinds.
- Spanish:
alzar
v
- French:
soulever
vt
- German:
hochheben
v
- Chinese: 提升 v
- Arabic: يُعْلي v
- Portuguese: elevar v
- Russian: поднимать v
- Croatian: podići v
- Czech: zvednout v zvedat
- Danish: hæve v
- Dutch: verhogen v
- Finnish: nostaa v
- Greek: σηκώνω v
- Italian: alzare v
- Japanese: 上げる v
- Korean: 올리다 v
- Norwegian: heve v
- Polish: podnieść v podnosić
- Brazilian Portuguese: elevar v
- European Spanish:
alzar
v
- Swedish: resa v
- Thai: ยกขึ้น v
- Turkish: yukarı kaldırmak v
- Vietnamese: nâng lên v
Usage examples
Her skin tingled as the magic they tried to raise washed over her.
, TREASON KEEP (2001)He also had the support of other landowners in the area that wanted to raise the profile of Busby Wallop.
Country Life (2004)Out of nowhere, though, they did manage to raise a green flag.
Irish Times (2002)The much-maligned sport of chess clearly needs more than Carol Vorderman to raise a crowd.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Two had to be carried into court; one could not even raise her hand to take the oath.
, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)