raise /reɪz/
1. the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike"
synset: raise, rise, wage_hike, hike, wage_increase, salary_increase
2. an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
synset: ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade
antonym: descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope
3. increasing the size of a bet (as in poker); "I'll see your raise and double it"
synset: raise
4. the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"
1. raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread"
synset: raise
2. raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
synset: raise, lift, elevate, get_up, bring_up
antonym: lower, take_down, let_down, get_down, bring_down
3. cause to be heard or known; express or utter; "raise a shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry"
synset: raise
4. collect funds for a specific purpose; "The President raised several million dollars for his college"
synset: raise
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"
synset: grow, raise, farm, produce
6. look after a child until it is an adult; "raise a family"; "bring up children"
synset: rear, raise, bring_up, nurture, parent
7. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
synset: raise, conjure, conjure_up, invoke, evoke, stir, call_down, arouse, bring_up, put_forward, call_forth
8. move upwards; "lift one's eyes"
9. construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"
synset: raise, erect, rear, set_up, put_up
antonym: level, raze, rase, dismantle, tear_down, take_down, pull_down
10. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
synset: arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
11. create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise; "raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain"
synset: raise
12. raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"
13. increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"
synset: enhance, heighten, raise
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"
synset: promote, upgrade, advance, kick_upstairs, raise, elevate
antonym: demote, bump, relegate, break, kick_downstairs
15. cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread"
16. bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
synset: raise
17. bet more than the previous player
synset: raise
18. cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers"
19. put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic"
20. pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth; "raise your `o'"
synset: raise
21. activate or stir up; "raise a mutiny"
synset: raise
22. establish radio communications with; "They managed to raise Hanoi last night"
synset: raise
23. multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
synset: raise
24. bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project; "raised edges"
synset: raise
25. invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego"
26. put an end to; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege"
27. cause to become alive again; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts"
synset: resurrect, raise, upraise
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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