Definition of raise | What does raise mean?
What is the definition of the word RAISE?
Here is a list of definitions for raise.
- the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike"
- an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
- increasing the size of a bet (as in poker); "I'll see your raise and double it"
- the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"
What are the verbs of the word RAISE?
Here is a list of definitions for raise.
- raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread"
- raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
- cause to be heard or known; express or utter; "raise a shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry"
- collect funds for a specific purpose; "The President raised several million dollars for his college"
- 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"
- look after a child until it is an adult; "raise a family"; "bring up children"
- 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"
- move upwards; "lift one's eyes"
- construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
- create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise; "raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain"
- raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"
- increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"
- 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"
- cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread"
- bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
- bet more than the previous player
- cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers"
- put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic"
- pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth; "raise your `o'"
- activate or stir up; "raise a mutiny"
- establish radio communications with; "They managed to raise Hanoi last night"
- multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
- bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project; "raised edges"
- invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego"
- put an end to; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege"
- cause to become alive again; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts"
What are the synonyms of the word RAISE?
What is another word for RAISE?. Here is a list of synonyms for RAISE
- RAISE
- RISE
- WAGE HIKE
- HIKE
- WAGE INCREASE
- SALARY INCREASE
- ASCENT
- ACCLIVITY
- CLIMB
- UPGRADE
- LIFT
- HEAVE
- ELEVATE
- GET UP
- BRING UP
- GROW
- FARM
- PRODUCE
- REAR
- NURTURE
- PARENT
- ERECT
- SET UP
- PUT UP
- AROUSE
- ELICIT
- ENKINDLE
- KINDLE
- EVOKE
- FIRE
- PROVOKE
- ENHANCE
- HEIGHTEN
- PROMOTE
- ADVANCE
- KICK UPSTAIRS
- LEAVEN
- PROVE
- RECRUIT
- LEVY
- RESURRECT
- UPRAISE
Words beginning with RAISE?
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What words can be made with RAISE?
We only list the first 50 results for any words that can be made with RAISE.
In which dictionaries does the word raise exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes