raise
verb
[ reɪz ]
• lift or move to a higher position or level.
• "she raised both arms above her head"
Similar:
lift,
lift up,
raise aloft,
elevate,
uplift,
upraise,
hoist,
haul up,
heave up,
lever up,
hitch up,
take up,
hoick up,
upheave,
uprear,
upthrust,
• increase the amount, level, or strength of.
• "the bank raised interest rates"
Similar:
increase,
put up,
push up,
up,
mark up,
step up,
lift,
augment,
escalate,
inflate,
swell,
add to,
hike (up),
jack up,
bump up,
heighten,
make higher,
amplify,
magnify,
intensify,
boost,
turn up,
make louder,
louden,
• cause to occur or to be considered.
• "the alarm was raised when he failed to return home"
Similar:
bring up,
introduce,
advance,
broach,
mention,
allude to,
touch on,
suggest,
moot,
put forward,
bring forward,
pose,
present,
propose,
submit,
air,
ventilate,
table,
give rise to,
occasion,
cause,
bring into being,
bring about,
produce,
engender,
draw forth,
elicit,
create,
set going,
set afoot,
result in,
lead to,
prompt,
awaken,
arouse,
excite,
summon up,
activate,
evoke,
induce,
kindle,
incite,
stir up,
trigger,
spark off,
provoke,
instigate,
foment,
whip up,
beget,
enkindle,
cause to appear,
call up,
call forth,
invoke,
summon (up),
conjure up,
• collect, levy, or bring together (money or resources).
• "it is hoped that the event will raise £50,000"
Similar:
get,
obtain,
acquire,
accumulate,
amass,
scrape together,
collect,
fetch,
realize,
yield,
net,
make,
recruit,
enlist,
sign up,
conscript,
call to arms,
call up,
muster,
mobilize,
levy,
rally,
press,
get/gather together,
assemble,
call together,
draft,
impose,
exact,
demand,
charge,
• bring up (a child).
• "he was born and raised in San Francisco"
Similar:
bring up,
rear,
nurture,
look after,
care for,
take care of,
provide for,
mother,
parent,
tend,
protect,
cherish,
educate,
train,
foster,
• bring (someone) back from death.
• "God raised Jesus from the dead"
• abandon or force an enemy to abandon (a siege, blockade, or embargo).
• "in late April Henry decided to raise the siege"
• (of someone at sea) come in sight of (land or another ship).
• "they raised the low coast by evening"
• stimulate production of (an antiserum, antibody, or other biologically active substance) against the appropriate target cell or substance.
• "monoclonal antibodies raised against human lymphocytes"
raise
noun
• an increase in salary.
• "he wants a raise and some perks"
• (in poker or brag) an increase in a stake.
• an act of lifting or raising a part of the body while holding a weight.
• "bent-over raises"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse reisa ; related to the verb rear2.
