raise
to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one's hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about.
to set upright: When the projection screen toppled, he quickly raised it again.
to cause to rise or stand up; rouse: The sound of the bugle raised him from his bed.
to build; erect: to raise a monument.
to set up the framework of: to raise a house.
to set in motion; activate: to raise a storm of protest.
to grow or breed, care for, or promote the growth of: to raise corn; to raise prizewinning terriers.
to serve in the capacity of parent to; rear: to raise children.
to give rise to; bring up or about: His comments raised a ripple of applause.
to put forward; present for public consideration: He raised the issue of his opponent's eligibility.
Law. to make (an issue at law).
to restore to life: to raise the dead.
to stir up: to raise a rebellion with stirring speeches.
to give vigor to; animate: The news raised his spirits.
to advance in rank or position: to raise someone to the peerage.
to assemble or collect: to raise an army; to raise money for a charity.
to increase the height or vertical measurement of: The blocks raise the table three inches.
to increase in degree, intensity, pitch, or force: to raise the volume of a radio.
to utter (a cry, shout, etc.) in a loud voice.
to cause (the voice) to be heard: to raise one's voice in opposition.
to cause (dough or bread) to rise by expansion and become light, as by the use of yeast.
to increase in amount: to raise rents; to raise salaries.
to increase (the value or price) of a commodity, stock, bond, etc.
Poker.
to increase (another player's bet).
to bet at a higher level than (a preceding bettor).
Bridge. to increase (the bid for a contract) by repeating one's partner's bid at a higher level.
Phonetics. to alter the articulation of (a vowel) by bringing the tongue closer to the palate: The vowel in “pen” is raised to (i) in some dialects.
to increase the amount specified in (a check, money order, or the like) by fraudulent alteration.
Military. to end (a siege) by withdrawing the besieging forces or by compelling the besieging forces to withdraw.
Nautical.
to cause (something) to rise above the visible horizon by approaching it.
to come in sight of (land, a whale, etc.).
to establish communication with by radio: The radioman was able to raise shore headquarters after three tries.
Mining. to excavate (an opening) upward from a level below.
to be able to be lifted or pulled up: The window raises easily.
(in cards, poker, etc.) to increase a previous bet or bid: My cards weren't good enough to let me raise.
an increase in amount, as of wages: a raise in pay.
the amount of such an increase: His raise was five dollars.
a raising, lifting, etc.: a raise in spirits.
a raised or ascending place; rise.
Mining. a shaft excavated upward from below.: Compare winze1.
Idioms about raise
raise Cain. Cain1 (def. 3).
Origin of raise
1synonym study For raise
confusables note For raise
Rise is almost exclusively intransitive in its standard uses. Its forms are irregular: My husband usually rises before seven. The earliest I have ever risen is eight. The sun rose in a cloudless sky. The dough is rising now.
Both raise and rear are used in the United States to refer to the upbringing of children. Although raise was formerly condemned in this sense (“You raise hogs but you rear children”), it is now standard.
In American English, a person receives a raise in salary. In British English it is a rise.
Other words for raise
Opposites for raise
Other words from raise
- rais·a·ble, raise·a·ble, adjective
- raiser, noun
- non·rais·a·ble, adjective
- non·raise·a·ble, adjective
- re·raise, verb (used with object), re·raised, re·rais·ing.
- un·rais·a·ble, adjective
- un·raise·a·ble, adjective
Words that may be confused with raise
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How to use raise in a sentence
As a result, MSCHF upped the ante and banked a $200 million valuation for Push Party in this raise.
MSCHF’s Push Party raises an unconventional seed round at a $200 million valuation | Lucas Matney | November 9, 2020 | TechCrunchWith this raise, Teampay has now raised $21 million in known equity financing to date.
Teampay adds $5M to its Series A at higher valuation after growing ARR 320% growth since the round | Alex Wilhelm | October 30, 2020 | TechCrunchThe cash injection, led by Upfront Ventures and investment firm Wafra, follows an initial $7 million debt financing round, putting the company’s total raise at $47 million to date.
Jiko raises $40 million to become a most unusual challenger bank | rhhackettfortune | October 29, 2020 | FortuneHowever, the annual findings of a shortfall in average federal salaries, which have ranged as high as 35 percent, have had little impact on actual pay raises for federal workers, which have been in the range of 1 to 2 percent in recent years.
Federal salaries are lower than the private sector by 23 percent, advisory council reports | Eric Yoder | October 22, 2020 | Washington PostThe city did agree to provide those raises, but that was before Covid hit.
Why Are Cities (Still) So Expensive? (Ep. 435) | Stephen J. Dubner | October 15, 2020 | Freakonomics
She is a money-raiser much in demand on the national campaign trail as the first female Hispanic governor in U.S. history.
Value Added Tax: Huge revenue-raiser, which is why Republicans hate it.
Of all the attacks he had at his disposal, was hitting Obama for going to a fund-raiser really the strongest one?
The net effect is that Romney is, however against his own will it might be, prepared to be smeared as a tax-raiser.
The two men, who met at a California fund-raiser in July 1951, became fast friends.
That was a regular hair-raiser, as the fellow said when he finished the blood-and-thunder story.
Frank Merriwell's Races | Burt L. StandishHe is a most progressive agriculturist and stock raiser whose interests are wisely directed and carefully managed.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2) | William Denison LymanThey are then kept warm during the time occupied in hatching, sometimes about the person of the raiser.
Textiles | William H. DooleyRichard, she had decided, should become a stock-raiser and farmer on the several-thousand-acre ranch they owned in Texas.
How to Analyze People on Sight | Elsie Lincoln Benedict and Ralph Paine BenedictThe lintel of the fitting-shed protected the fire-raiser a little.
A Tatter of Scarlet | S. R. Crockett
British Dictionary definitions for raise
/ (reɪz) /
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
raise Cain, raise the devil, raise hell or raise the roof
to create a boisterous disturbance
to react or protest heatedly
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
maths 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 and Canadian to increase the amount payable on (a cheque, money order, etc) fraudulently
curling to push (a stone) towards the tee with another stone
raise an eyebrow
Also: raise one's eyebrows to look quizzical or surprised
to give rise to doubt or disapproval
raise one's glass to to drink the health of; drink a toast to
raise one's hat old-fashioned to take one's hat briefly off one's head as a greeting or mark of respect
the act or an instance of raising
mainly US and Canadian an increase, esp in salary, wages, etc; rise
Origin of raise
1Derived forms of raise
- raisable or raiseable, adjective
- raiser, noun
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Other Idioms and Phrases with raise
In addition to the idioms beginning with raise
- raise a hand against
- raise an objection
- raise a stink
- raise Cain
- raise eyebrows
- raise havoc
- raise hell
- raise one's hackles
- raise one's sights
- raise one's voice
- raise the ante
- raise the curtain
- raise the devil
- raise the roof
also see:
- cause raised eyebrows
- curtain raiser
- make (raise) a stink
- play (raise) havoc
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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