raise

[ reyz ]

/ reɪz /

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verb (used with object), raised, rais·ing.

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.

verb (used without object), raised, rais·ing.

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.

noun

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.

OTHER WORDS FOR raise

1, 2 lift.

3 arouse, awaken.

4 construct, rear.

7 cultivate.

9 originate, produce, effect.

13 excite.

14 invigorate, inspirit.

15 elevate, promote, exalt.

17 heighten, enlarge.

18 amplify, augment.

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1 lower.

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Idioms about raise

raise Cain. Cain¹ (def. 3).

Origin of raise

First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English reisen (verb), from Scandinavian (compare Old Norse reisa); compare also Gothic -raisjan (causative verb formed on Germanic base of Old English rīsan “to rise” (see rise), Old English rǣran “to rear up” (see rear²)

synonym study for raise

1, 2. Raise, lift, heave, hoist imply bringing something up above its original position. Raise, the most general word, may mean to bring something to or toward an upright position with one end resting on the ground; or it may be used in the sense of lift, moving an object a comparatively short distance upward but breaking completely its physical contact with the place where it had been: to raise a ladder; to raise ( lift ) a package. Heave implies lifting with effort or exertion: to heave a huge box onto a truck. Hoist implies lifting slowly and gradually something of considerable weight, usually with mechanical help, such as given by a crane or derrick: to hoist steel beams to the top of the framework of a building.

words often confused with raise

Raise and rise are similar in form and meaning but different in grammatical use. Raise is the causative of rise; to raise something is to cause it to rise. Raise is almost always used transitively. Its forms are regular: Raise the window. The flag had been raised before we arrived. Raise in the intransitive sense “to rise up, arise” is nonstandard: Dough raises better when the temperature is warm.
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 FROM raise

rais·a·ble, raise·a·ble, adjectiveraiser, nounnon·rais·a·ble, adjectivenon·raise·a·ble, adjective

re·raise, verb (used with object), re·raised, re·rais·ing.un·rais·a·ble, adjectiveun·raise·a·ble, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH raise

1. raise , raze2. raise , rise (see usage note at the current entry)

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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|TechCrunch
With 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|TechCrunch
The 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|Fortune
However, 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 Post

The 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.
The Secret GOP Swing State Election Romp|John Avlon|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Value Added Tax: Huge revenue-raiser, which is why Republicans hate it.
After the Fiscal Cliff: What do Democrats Want?|Megan McArdle|January 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Of all the attacks he had at his disposal, was hitting Obama for going to a fund-raiser really the strongest one?
Obama Is Back!|Michael Tomasky|October 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The net effect is that Romney is, however against his own will it might be, prepared to be smeared as a tax-raiser.
Romney’s Big Tax Bluff: Why It Will Haunt Him|Michael Tomasky|July 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The two men, who met at a California fund-raiser in July 1951, became fast friends.
The Death of the Texas Oilman|Bryan Burrough|February 4, 2009|DAILY BEAST
That was a regular hair-raiser, as the fellow said when he finished the blood-and-thunder story.
Frank Merriwell's Races|Burt L. Standish
He 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 Lyman
They are then kept warm during the time occupied in hatching, sometimes about the person of the raiser.
Textiles|William H. Dooley
Richard, 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 Benedict
The lintel of the fitting-shed protected the fire-raiser a little.
A Tatter of Scarlet|S. R. Crockett

British Dictionary definitions for raise

raise

/ (reɪz) /

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 erectto raise a barn

to increase in amount, size, value, etcto raise prices

to increase in degree, strength, intensity, etcto 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; activateto 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 provoketo raise a smile

to put forward for considerationto raise a question

to cause to assemble or gather together; collectto raise an army

to grow or cause to growto raise a crop

to bring up; rearto raise a family

to cause to be heard or known; utter or expressto raise a shout; to raise a protest

to bring to an end; removeto 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 approachingwe raised land after 20 days

to establish radio communications withwe 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 times8 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

noun

the act or an instance of raising

mainly US and Canadian an increase, esp in salary, wages, etc; rise

Derived forms of raise

raisable or raiseable, adjectiveraiser, noun

Word Origin for raise

C12: from Old Norse reisa; related to Old English rǣran to rear ²

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Other Idioms and Phrases with raise

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

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