n. 25B6; verb
he raised a hand in greeting : LIFT (UP), hold aloft, elevate, uplift, upraise, upthrust; hoist, haul up, hitch up; Brit. informal hoick up.
he raised himself in the bed : SET UPRIGHT, set vertical; sit up, stand up.
they raised prices : INCREASE, put up, push up, up, mark up, escalate, inflate; informal hike (up), jack up, bump up.
he raised his voice : AMPLIFY, louden, magnify, intensify, boost, lift, increase, heighten, augment.
the temple was raised in 900 BC : BUILD, construct, erect, assemble, put up.
how will you raise the money? : GET, obtain, acquire; accumulate, amass, collect, fetch, net, make.
the city raised troops to fight for them : RECRUIT, enlist, sign up, conscript, call up, mobilize, rally, assemble; US draft.
a tax raised on imports : LEVY, impose, exact, demand, charge.
he raised several objections : BRING UP, air, ventilate; present, table, propose, submit, advance, suggest, moot, put forward.
the disaster raised doubts about safety : GIVE RISE TO, occasion, cause, produce, engender, elicit, create, result in, lead to, prompt, awaken, arouse, induce, kindle, incite, stir up, trigger, spark off, provoke, instigate, foment, whip up; poetic/literary beget.
most parents raise their children well : BRING UP, rear, nurture, look after, care for, provide for, mother, parent, tend, cherish; educate, train.
he raised cattle : BREED, rear, nurture, keep, tend; grow, farm, cultivate, produce.
he was raised to the peerage : PROMOTE, advance, upgrade, elevate, ennoble; informal kick upstairs; archaic prefer.
(Brit. informal) raise them on the radio : CONTACT, get hold of, reach, get in touch with, communicate with, call.
lower, reduce, demolish.
25B6; noun the workers wanted a raise : PAY RISE, pay increase, increment.
25A0; raise hell (informal) . See hell .