RAISE


Meaning of RAISE in English

v. 1 lift (up), elevate; hoist, pull up, haul up, run up, Literary upraise She raised the glass to her lips We raised the mainsail and sailed out of the harbour. 2 erect, put up, construct, build, produce, create, put together, assemble, frame With the help of some neighbours, the barn was raised in less than a day 3 farm, grow, cultivate, plant, bring up, nurture, harvest, propagate During that year's mild winter, we were able to raise three crops 4 bring up, nurture, rear; mother, father, parent His grandmother raised ten children, six girls and four boys 5 assemble, gather, bring or gather or get together, muster, mobilize, round up, rally, collect, convene, recruit, Colloq pull together Do you think you could raise an army quickly enough to defend us against attack? 6 increase, boost, advance, put up, jack up, run up, inflate, escalate Why are consumer petrol prices always raised at the vaguest hint of an increase in oil prices? 7 cultivate, foster, nurture, heighten, stimulate, buoy, lift, uplift, boost, arouse, quicken, encourage, develop: The news about the new company raised our hopes of finding jobs 8 open, introduce, initiate, broach, bring up, bring or put forward, present, suggest, mention, moot It is regrettable that you saw fit to raise such a delicate issue 9 remove, relieve, lift, abandon, eliminate, discontinue, (bring to an) end, terminate Restrictions on travel to south-east Asia were about to be raised 10 cause, provoke, evoke, occasion, put or set in motion, institute, prompt, engender, stir up, instigate, inspire, give rise to, bring about, arouse, originate Objections to the relaxation of safety regulations were raised by relatives of the victims of the earlier disaster 11 utter, express, bring up, put forward, shout, call Was it you who raised the alarm at the first sign of smoke? 12 assemble, obtain, get, collect, amass, solicit We raised twice as much for charity as last year 13 invigorate, animate, vitalize, vivify, buoy, lift, uplift, cheer (up), exhilarate, elate Our spirits were raised considerably by the news from head office

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