raised

American  

[reyzd] / reɪzd /

adjective

1. fashioned or made as a surface design in relief.

2. Cooking. made light by the use of yeast or other ferment but not with baking powder, soda, or the like.

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Other Word Forms

• nonraised adjective
• self-raised adjective
• unraised adjective
• well-raised adjective

Etymology

Origin of raised

First recorded in 1595–1605; raise + -ed ²

Example Sentences

It also raised fears of a widespread oil supply disruption from other Gulf countries, leading to a surge in the cost of energy.

From BBC

Oil futures finished the day lower as hopes were raised for a prompt end to the war in the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal

Energy Information Administration has raised its price projection for Brent crude oil this year by 37%.

From The Wall Street Journal

In addition, shifting wartime assets to western Saudi bases could have raised sensitive diplomatic issues as American officials were worried about how other Gulf states would react.

From The Wall Street Journal

In an unusual move, some $3 billion was reportedly raised from individual investors.

From Barron's

Related Words

• constructed
• heightened
• lifted