raising Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the event of something being raised upward
   lift; elevation.
   
   • an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon
   • a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity
2. noun the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
   rearing; nurture.
   
3. noun helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
   fostering; upbringing; bringing up; rearing; nurture; fosterage; breeding.
   
   • they debated whether nature or nurture was more important
4. verb raise the level or amount of something
   raise.
   
   • raise my salary
   • raise the price of bread
5. verb raise from a lower to a higher position
   elevate; get up; lift; bring up; raise.
   
   • Raise your hands
   • Lift a load
6. verb cause to be heard or known; express or utter
   raise.
   
   • raise a shout
   • raise a protest
   • raise a sad cry
7. verb collect funds for a specific purpose
   raise.
   
   • The President raised several million dollars for his college
8. verb cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
   farm; produce; grow; raise.
   
   • The Bordeaux region produces great red wines
   • They produce good ham in Parma
   • We grow wheat here
   • We raise hogs here
9. verb bring up
   parent; nurture; bring up; raise; rear.
   
   • raise a family
   • bring up children
10. verb summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
    arouse; raise; invoke; conjure up; bring up; call down; call forth; evoke; put forward; stir; conjure.
    
    • raise the specter of unemployment
    • he conjured wild birds in the air
    • call down the spirits from the mountain
11. verb move upwards
    lift; raise.
    
    • lift one's eyes
12. verb construct, build, or erect
    set up; put up; rear; raise; erect.
    
    • Raise a barn
13. verb call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
    raise; fire; enkindle; elicit; arouse; evoke; kindle; provoke.
    
    • arouse pity
    • raise a smile
    • evoke sympathy
14. verb create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise
    raise.
    
    • raise hell
    • raise the roof
    • raise Cain
15. verb raise in rank or condition
    elevate; lift; raise.
    
    • The new law lifted many people from poverty
16. verb increase
    enhance; heighten; raise.
    
    • This will enhance your enjoyment
    • heighten the tension
17. verb give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
    advance; upgrade; kick upstairs; elevate; promote; raise.
    
    • 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
18. verb cause to puff up with a leaven
    prove; raise; leaven.
    
    • unleavened bread
19. verb bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
    raise.
    
20. verb bet more than the previous player
    raise.
    
21. verb cause to assemble or enlist in the military
    levy; recruit; raise.
    
    • raise an army
    • recruit new soldiers
22. verb put forward for consideration or discussion
    bring up; raise.
    
    • raise the question of promotions
    • bring up an unpleasant topic
23. verb pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
    raise.
    
    • raise your `o'
24. verb activate or stir up
    raise.
    
    • raise a mutiny
25. verb establish radio communications with
    raise.
    
    • They managed to raise Hanoi last night
26. verb multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
    raise.
    
27. verb bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project
    raise.
    
    • raised edges
28. verb invigorate or heighten
    lift; raise.
    
    • lift my spirits
    • lift his ego
29. verb put an end to
    lift; raise.
    
    • lift a ban
    • raise a siege
30. verb cause to become alive again
    resurrect; raise; upraise.
    
    • raise from the dead
    • Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected
    • Upraising ghosts
31. adjective satellite increasing in quantity or value
    
    • a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate

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