raise
noun
- 1
the act of raising something
he responded with a lift of his eyebrow
fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up
- 2
increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)
I'll see your raise and double it
- 3
the amount a salary is increased
he got a 3% raise
he got a wage hike
- 4
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
the car couldn't make it up the rise
verb
- 1
cause to become alive again
raise from the dead
Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected
- 2
raise the level or amount of something
raise my salary
raise the price of bread
- 3
increase
This will enhance your enjoyment
heighten the tension
- 4
put an end to
lift a ban
raise a siege
- 5
raise in rank or condition
The new law lifted many people from poverty
- 6
invigorate or heighten
lift my spirits
lift his ego
- 7
bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project
raised edges
- 8
multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
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