| raise [n] |
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| 1) | the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike" |
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| Synonyms : | hike rise salary_increase wage_hike wage_increase |
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| increase boost |
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| 2) | an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise" |
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| Synonyms : | acclivity ascent climb rise upgrade |
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| incline climb climb bring_up ascend declension uphill |
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| 3) | increasing the size of a bet (as in poker); "I'll see your raise and double it" |
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| gamble poker double |
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| 4) | the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up" |
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| Synonyms : | heave lift |
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| actuation heave bring_up lift hoist |
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| raise [v] |
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| 1) | raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread" |
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| increase hike bump_up |
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| 2) | raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" |
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| Synonyms : | bring_up elevate get_up lift |
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| arise displace elevation elevation elevation elevator heave airlift lift lift lift lifter gather_up acclivity bring_down get_up jack shoulder kick_up hoist trice hoist hoist pump levitate underlay skid pinnacle chin leaven heighten boost erect |
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| 3) | cause to be heard or known; express or utter; "raise a shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry" |
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| express bring_forward |
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| 4) | collect funds for a specific purpose; "The President raised several million dollars for his college" |
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| collect fund-raise |
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| 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" |
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| Synonyms : | farm grow produce |
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| cultivate agriculture garden_truck farm farmer agriculturist growth carry overproduce keep |
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| 6) | bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" |
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| Synonyms : | bring_up nurture parent rear |
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| grow_up parent parentage birth ancestry breeding nurture fledge cradle foster |
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| 7) | evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" |
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| Synonyms : | arouse bring_up call_down call_forth conjure conjure_up evoke invoke put_forward stir |
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| call_forth create evocation invocation conjuration conjurer conjuration anathemise bless |
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| 8) | move upwards; "lift one's eyes" |
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| Synonyms : | lift |
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| arise displace heave elevation |
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| 9) | construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn" |
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| Synonyms : | erect put_up rear set_up |
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| build building erection erecting dismantle |
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| 10) | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" |
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| Synonyms : | arouse elicit enkindle evoke fire kindle provoke |
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| create incitation elicitation arousal strike_a_chord ask_for draw rekindle infatuate prick fire_up excite excite anger discomfit shame bruise overcome interest |
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| 11) | create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise; "raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain" |
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| create |
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| 12) | raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty" |
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| Synonyms : | elevate lift |
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| alter acme aggrandisement dignify exalt |
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| 13) | increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension" |
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| Synonyms : | enhance heighten |
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| compound potentiate |
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| 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" |
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| Synonyms : | advance elevate kick_upstairs promote upgrade |
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| assign acme aggrandisement advancement promotion break tenure bring_up spot_promote ennoble favor brevet |
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| 15) | cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread" |
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| Synonyms : | leaven prove |
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| bring_up prove leaven |
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| 16) | in bridge: bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level |
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| bid raiser |
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| 17) | bet more than the previous player |
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| bet card_game |
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| 18) | cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers" |
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| Synonyms : | levy recruit |
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| draft levy enlistee recruit enlisting recruiter |
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| 19) | put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic" |
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| Synonyms : | bring_up |
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| advert |
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| 20) | pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth; "raise your `o'" |
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| articulate |
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| 21) | activate or stir up; "raise a mutiny" |
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| incite |
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| 22) | establish radio communications with; "They managed to raise Hanoi last night" |
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| contact radio |
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| 23) | multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3 |
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| multiply arithmetic |
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| 24) | bring (a surface, a design, etc.) into relief and cause to project; "raised edges" |
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| bring_out |
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| 25) | invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego" |
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| Synonyms : | lift |
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| ameliorate |
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| 26) | put an end to; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege" |
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| Synonyms : | lift |
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| end |
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| 27) | cause to become alive again; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts" |
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| Synonyms : | resurrect upraise |
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| resuscitate resurrection resurrect |
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