raise

raise: I (advance) verb aggrandize, augment, boost, bring up, dignify, elevate, enhance, enlarge, ennoble, exalt, further, glorify, heighten, honor, increase, lift, move up, prize, promote, propose, provehere, put, suggest, uplift, upraise associated concepts: raise an objection II (collect) verb accumulate, assemble, bring together, conligere, gather together, get, levy, muster, obtain, procure III index accrue (increase), adopt, ameliorate, boom (increase), build (augment), build (construct), collect (recover money), compound, develop, discipline (train), elevate, enhance, enlarge, excise (levy a tax), expand, foster, frame (construct), heighten (augment), heighten (elevate), honor, increase, increment, levy, magnify, meliorate, originate, parlay (exploit successfully), prefer, produce (manufacture), promote (advance), promotion (advancement), recruit, uphold

raise: v.

(1) To increase; to make higher; to increase the face amount on a check, usually by forgery.

(2) To suggest; to bring up a topic for consideration; to introduce an issue to the court, as through pleadings.

(3) To collect money, as by asking for donations; to gather taxes.

(4) To care for a child until adulthood.

n.
An increase in salary or compensation.

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Synonyms:

Lift, uplift, set up, raise up, make upright / Bring back to life, raise from the dead / Rear, bring up / Cause to arise, give rise to, originate, produce, cause, effect / Give rise to, originate, occasion, start, set going / Utter, strike up, give utterance to / Excite, intensify, invigorate, heighten / Hoist, heave / Erect, rear, construct, build up / Exalt, elevate, advance, promote / Enhance, heighten, increase, aggravate, augment, amplify, enlarge / Excite, rouse, arouse, awake, stir up, call up, call forth, put in action, put in motion / Collect, levy, obtain, get, bring together, assemble / Grow, cause to grow, propagate, cultivate / Make light or spongy (as bread)

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Raise — (r[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Raised} (r[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Raising}.] [OE. reisen, Icel. reisa, causative of r[=i]sa to rise. See {Rise}, and cf. {Rear} to raise.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
raise — [rāz] vt. raised, raising [ME raisen < ON reisa, caus. of risa, to RISE] 1. a) to cause to rise; move to a higher level; lift; elevate b) to bring to or place in an upright position 2. to construct or erect (a building, etc.) … English World dictionary
RAISE — ( Rigorous Approach to Industrial Software Engineering ) was developed as part of the European ESPRIT II LaCoS project in the 1990s, led by Dines Bjørner. It consists of a set of tools based around a specification language (RSL) for software… … Wikipedia
raise — ► VERB 1) lift or move to a higher position or level. 2) set upright. 3) increase the amount, level, or strength of. 4) promote to a higher rank. 5) cause to be heard, felt, or considered: doubts have been raised. 6) build (a structure). 7) … English terms dictionary
raise — [n] increase in salary or position accession, accretion, addition, advance, augmentation, boost, bump, hike, hold up*, increment, jump, jump up*, leg*, leg up*, move up*, promotion, raising, rise, step up*; concepts 344,351,763 Ant. decrease,… … New thesaurus
raise — raise; raise·man; … English syllables
raise — raise, rise nouns An increase of salary is called a rise in BrE and a raise in AmE … Modern English usage
raise v — raise your eyebrows, raisin n … English expressions
raise — vb 1 *lift, elevate, hoist, heave, rear, boost Analogous words: *rise, ascend, mount, soar: *exalt, magnify, aggrandize: *advance, promote, forward, further 2 * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
raise — raise1 W1S2 [reız] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move higher)¦ 2¦(increase)¦ 3¦(collect money)¦ 4¦(improve)¦ 5¦(start a subject)¦ 6¦(cause a reaction)¦ 7¦(move eyes or face)¦ 8¦(move upright)¦ 9¦(children)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English

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