Raise - Definition

n 1: the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he
got a wage hike" [syn: raise, rise, wage hike,
hike, wage increase, salary increase]
2: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't
make it up the rise" [syn: ascent, acclivity, rise,
raise, climb, upgrade] [ant: declension,
declination, decline, declivity, descent,
downslope, fall]
3: increasing the size of a bet (as in poker); "I'll see your
raise and double it"
4: the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of
his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for
getting ladders up" [syn: lift, raise, heave]
v 1: raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary";
"raise the price of bread"
2: raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands";
"Lift a load" [syn: raise, lift, elevate, get up,
bring up] [ant: bring down, get down, let down,
lower, take down]
3: cause to be heard or known; express or utter; "raise a
shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry"
4: collect funds for a specific purpose; "The President raised
several million dollars for his college"
5: 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" [syn: grow, raise,
farm, produce]
6: bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" [syn: rear,
raise, bring up, nurture, parent]
7: 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"
[syn: raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke,
stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward,
call forth]
8: move upwards; "lift one's eyes" [syn: lift, raise]
9: construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn" [syn: raise,
erect, rear, set up, put up] [ant: dismantle,
level, pull down, rase, raze, take down, tear
down]
10: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse
pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn: arouse,
elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise,
provoke]
11: create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise;
"raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain"
12: raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people
from poverty" [syn: lift, raise, elevate]
13: increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the
tension" [syn: enhance, heighten, raise]
14: 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" [syn: promote, upgrade,
advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate] [ant:
break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate]
15: cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread" [syn:
raise, leaven, prove]
16: bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
17: bet more than the previous player
18: cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an
army"; "recruit new soldiers" [syn: recruit, levy,
raise]
19: put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the
question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic"
[syn: raise, bring up]
20: pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof
of the mouth; "raise your `o'"
21: activate or stir up; "raise a mutiny"
22: establish radio communications with; "They managed to raise
Hanoi last night"
23: multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8
is 2 raised to the power 3
24: bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to
project; "raised edges"
25: invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego"
[syn: raise, lift]
26: put an end to; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege" [syn: lift,
raise]
27: cause to become alive again; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery
is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising
ghosts" [syn: resurrect, raise, upraise]