Definition: the act of raising something
Usage: he responded with a lift of his eyebrow; fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up
Similar words: actuation, propulsion
Definition: the act of propelling
Synonyms: raise
Definition: increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)
Usage: I'll see your raise and double it
Similar words: gamble
Definition: a risky act or venture
Synonyms: raise, rise, hike, wage hike, wage increase, salary increase
Definition: the amount a salary is increased
Usage: he got a 3% raise; he got a wage hike
Similar words: increase, increment
Definition: the amount by which something increases
Usage: they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare
Synonyms: ascent, acclivity, climb, upgrade, rise, raise
Definition: an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
Usage: the car couldn't make it up the rise
Similar words: slope, side, incline
Definition: an elevated geological formation
Usage: he climbed the steep slope; the house was built on the side of a mountain
Synonyms: upraise, raise, resurrect
Definition: cause to become alive again
Usage: raise from the dead; Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected; Upraising ghosts
Similar words: resuscitate, revive
Definition: cause to regain consciousness
Usage: The doctors revived the comatose man
Synonyms: raise
Definition: raise the level or amount of something
Usage: raise my salary; raise the price of bread
Similar words: increase
Definition: make bigger or more
Usage: The boss finally increased her salary; The university increased the number of students it admitted
Synonyms: enhance, raise, heighten
Definition: increase
Usage: This will enhance your enjoyment; heighten the tension
Similar words: intensify, heighten, deepen, compound
Definition: make more intense, stronger, or more marked
Usage: The efforts were intensified, Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her; Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness; This event only deepened my convictions
Definition: put an end to
Usage: lift a ban; raise a siege
Definition: bring to an end or halt
Usage: She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime; The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I
Synonyms: raise, elevate, lift
Definition: raise in rank or condition
Usage: The new law lifted many people from poverty
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Definition: invigorate or heighten
Usage: lift my spirits; lift his ego
Similar words: meliorate, improve, ameliorate, amend, better
Definition: to make better
Usage: The editor improved the manuscript with his changes
Synonyms: raise
Definition: bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project
Usage: raised edges
Similar words: set off, bring out
Definition: direct attention to, as if by means of contrast
Usage: This dress accentuates your nice figure!; I set off these words by brackets
Synonyms: raise
Definition: multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
Synonyms: raise
Definition: establish radio communications with
Usage: They managed to raise Hanoi last night
Similar words: reach, contact, get hold of, get through
Definition: be in or establish communication with
Usage: Our advertisements reach millions; He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia
Synonyms: raise
Definition: activate or stir up
Usage: raise a mutiny
Similar words: set off, incite, instigate, stir up
Definition: provoke or stir up
Usage: incite a riot; set off great unrest among the people
Synonyms: raise
Definition: cause to be heard or known; express or utter
Usage: raise a shout; raise a protest; raise a sad cry
Similar words: express, utter, verbalise, verbalize, give tongue to
Definition: articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
Usage: She expressed her anger; He uttered a curse
Synonyms: raise
Definition: pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
Usage: raise your `o'
Similar words: pronounce, say, sound out, enounce, enunciate, articulate
Definition: speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
Usage: She pronounces French words in a funny way; I cannot say `zip wire'; Can the child sound out this complicated word?
Definition: put forward for consideration or discussion
Usage: raise the question of promotions; bring up an unpleasant topic
Similar words: name, cite, bring up, advert, mention, refer
Definition: make reference to
Usage: His name was mentioned in connection with the invention
Synonyms: raise, recruit, levy
Definition: cause to assemble or enlist in the military
Usage: raise an army; recruit new soldiers
Synonyms: raise
Definition: bet more than the previous player
Similar words: play, bet, wager
Definition: stake on the outcome of an issue
Usage: I bet $100 on that new horse; She played all her money on the dark horse
Synonyms: raise
Definition: bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
Definition: make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
Usage: He called his trump
Synonyms: bring up, call down, call forth, invoke, conjure, conjure up, arouse, put forward, raise, evoke, stir
Definition: summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
Usage: raise the specter of unemployment; he conjured wild birds in the air; call down the spirits from the mountain
Definition: make or cause to be or to become
Usage: make a mess in one's office; create a furor
Synonyms: set up, put up, raise, rear, erect
Definition: construct, build, or erect
Usage: Raise a barn
Similar words: construct, make, build
Definition: make by combining materials and parts
Usage: this little pig made his house out of straw; Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer
Synonyms: produce, raise, grow, farm
Definition: cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
Usage: The Bordeaux region produces great red wines; They produce good ham in Parma; We grow wheat here; We raise hogs here
Similar words: cultivate
Definition: foster the growth of
Synonyms: raise
Definition: create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise
Usage: raise hell; raise the roof; raise Cain
Definition: make or cause to be or to become
Usage: make a mess in one's office; create a furor
Synonyms: kindle, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, arouse, raise, provoke
Definition: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Usage: arouse pity; raise a smile; evoke sympathy
Definition: make or cause to be or to become
Usage: make a mess in one's office; create a furor
Definition: move upwards
Usage: lift one's eyes
Definition: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Usage: Move those boxes into the corner, please; I'm moving my money to another bank; The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
Synonyms: lift, raise, get up, bring up, elevate
Definition: raise from a lower to a higher position
Usage: Raise your hands; Lift a load
Definition: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Usage: Move those boxes into the corner, please; I'm moving my money to another bank; The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
Synonyms: prove, raise, leaven
Definition: cause to puff up with a leaven
Usage: unleavened bread
Similar words: lift, raise, get up, bring up, elevate
Definition: raise from a lower to a higher position
Usage: Raise your hands; Lift a load
Synonyms: raise
Definition: collect funds for a specific purpose
Usage: The President raised several million dollars for his college
Similar words: take in, collect
Definition: call for and obtain payment of
Usage: we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts; he collected the rent
Synonyms: upgrade, raise, promote, elevate, kick upstairs, advance
Definition: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
Usage: 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
Similar words: delegate, depute, designate, assign
Definition: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)