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raising

rai·sing

UK/ˈɹeɪzɪŋ/ US/ˈreɪzɪŋ/ common us

adjective

1.

increasing in quantity or value

  • “a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate”
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noun

1.

the event of something being raised upward

  • “an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon”
  • “a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity”
2.

the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

3.

raising someone to be an accepted member of the community

  • “they debated whether nature or nurture was more important”

Origin

Inherited from Middle English reysynge; equivalent to raise + -ing.

Phrases

  • barn raising
  • Canadian raising
  • don't get above your raising
  • hair raising
  • negative raising
  • raising agent
  • raising board
  • raising gig

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