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”

bring up

• “raise a family”
• “bring up children”

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”

move upwards

• “lift one”

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”

in bridge: 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”
• “'”

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, a design, etc.) 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”

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”

increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)

• “I”

the act of raising something

• “he responded with a lift of his eyebrow”
• “fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up”