[raise] vb raised ; rais.ing [ME, fr. ON reisa--more at rear] vt (13c) 1: to cause or help to rise to a standing position
2. a: awaken, arouse b: to stir up: incite "~ a rebellion" c: to flush (game) from cover d: to recall from or as if from death e: to establish radio communication with 3 a: to set upright by lifting or building b: to lift higher c: to place higher in rank or dignity: elevate d: heighten, invigorate "~ the spirits" e: to end or suspend the operation or validity of "~ a siege"
4: to get together for a purpose: collect "~ funds"
5. a: to breed and bring (an animal) to maturity b: grow, cultivate "~ cotton" c: to bring up (a child): rear
6. a: to give rise to: provoke "~ a commotion" b: to give voice to "~ a cheer" 7: to bring up for consideration or debate "~ an issue"
8. a: to increase the strength, intensity, or pitch of b: to increase the degree of c: to cause to rise in level or amount "~ 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 "~ dough" 10: to cause to ascend 11: to multiply (a quantity) by itself a specified number of times 12: to bring in sight on the horizon by approaching "~ 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 "~ a check" 15: to articulate (a sound) with the tongue in a higher position ~ vi 1 dial: rise
2: to increase a bet or bid syn see lift -- rais.er n -- raise Cain or raise hell 1: to act wildly: create a disturbance
2: to scold or upbraid someone esp. loudly -- raise eyebrows : to cause surprise or astonishment
[2]raise n (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