1. (

• raise ,

) raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread" ;

2. (

• raise ,
• lift ,
• elevate ,
• get_up ,
• bring_up

) raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" ;

3. (

• raise

) cause to be heard or known; express or utter; "raise a shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry" ;

4. (

• raise

) collect funds for a specific purpose; "The President raised several million dollars for his college" ;

5. (

• grow ,
• raise ,
• farm ,
• produce ,

) 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" ;

6. (

• rear ,
• raise ,
• bring_up ,
• nurture ,
• parent

) look after a child until it is an adult; "raise a family"; "bring up children" ;

7. (

• raise ,
• conjure ,
• conjure_up ,
• invoke ,
• evoke ,
• stir ,
• call_down ,
• arouse ,
• bring_up ,
• put_forward ,
• call_forth

) summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" ;

8. (

• lift ,
• raise ,

) move upwards; "lift one's eyes" ;

9. (

• raise ,
• erect ,
• rear ,
• set_up ,
• put_up

) construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn" ;

10. (

• arouse ,
• elicit ,
• enkindle ,
• kindle ,
• evoke ,
• fire ,
• raise ,
• provoke

) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" ;

11. (

• raise ,

) create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise; "raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain" ;

12. (

• lift ,
• raise ,
• elevate

) raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty" ;

13. (

• enhance ,
• heighten ,
• raise

) increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension" ;

14. (

• promote ,
• upgrade ,
• advance ,
• kick_upstairs ,
• raise ,
• elevate

) 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" ;

15. (

• raise ,
• leaven ,
• prove

) cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread" ;

16. (

• raise ,

) bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level ;

17. (

• raise ,

) bet more than the previous player ;

18. (

• recruit ,
• levy ,
• raise

) cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers" ;

19. (

• raise ,
• bring_up ,

) put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic" ;

20. (

• raise ,

) pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth; "raise your `o'" ;

21. (

• raise ,

) activate or stir up; "raise a mutiny" ;

22. (

• raise ,

) establish radio communications with; "They managed to raise Hanoi last night" ;

23. (

• raise

) multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3 ;

24. (

• raise ,

) bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project; "raised edges" ;

25. (

• raise ,
• lift ,

) invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego" ;

26. (

• lift ,
• raise ,

) put an end to; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege" ;

27. (

• resurrect ,
• raise ,
• upraise

) cause to become alive again; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts" ;

1. (

• raised

) located or moved above the surround or above the normal position; "a raised design"; "raised eyebrows" ;

2. (

• brocaded ,
• embossed ,
• raised ,

) embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery; "brocaded silk"; "an embossed satin"; "embossed leather"; "raised needlework"; "raised metalwork" ;

3. (

• raised ,
• elevated

) increased in amount or degree; "raised temperature" ;