I. ˈrāz verb
( raised ; rais·ing )
Etymology: Middle English reisen, raisen, from Old Norse reisa — more at rear
Date: 13th century
transitive verb
1. : to cause or help to rise to a standing position
2.
a. : awaken , arouse
b. : to stir up : incite
raise a rebellion
c. : to flush (game) from cover
d. : to recall from or as if from death
3.
a. : to set upright by lifting or building
raise a monument
b. : to lift up
raise your hand
raise sunken treasure
c. : to place higher in rank or dignity : elevate
d. : heighten , invigorate
raise the spirits
e. : to end or suspend the operation or validity of
raise a siege
4. : to get together for a purpose : collect
raise funds
5.
a. : grow , cultivate
raise cotton
b. : to bring to maturity : rear
raise a child
c. : to breed and bring (an animal) to maturity
6.
a. : to give rise to : provoke
raise a commotion
b. : to give voice to
raise a cheer
7. : to bring up for consideration or debate
raise an issue
8.
a. : to increase the strength, intensity, or pitch of
don't raise your voice
b. : to increase the degree of
c. : to cause to rise in level or amount
raise the rent
d.
(1) : to increase the amount of (a poker bet)
(2) : to bet more than (a previous bettor)
e.
(1) : to make a higher bridge bid in (a partner's suit)
(2) : to increase the bid of (one's partner)
9. : to make light and porous
raise dough
10. : to cause to ascend
raise the dust
11. : to multiply (a quantity) by itself a specified number of times
raise two to the fourth power
12. : to bring in sight on the horizon by approaching
raise land
13.
a. : to bring up the nap of (cloth)
b. : to cause (as a blister) to form on the skin
14. : to increase the nominal value of fraudulently
raise a check
15. : to articulate (a sound) with the tongue in a higher position
16. : to establish radio communication with
intransitive verb
1. dialect : rise
2. : to increase a bet or bid
Synonyms: see lift
• rais·er noun
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- raise Cain
- raise eyebrows
- raise the bar
II. noun
Date: 1538
1. : an act of raising or lifting
2. : a rising stretch of road : an upward grade : rise
3. : an increase in amount: as
a. : an increase of a bet or bid
b. : an increase in wages or salary
4. : a vertical or inclined opening or passageway connecting one mine working area with another at a higher level