raise meaning and definition

RAISE noun

Definition of raise (noun)

1. the amount a salary is increased
   • "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike"
   • synonyms: hike, rise, salary increase, wage hike, wage increase
2. an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
   • "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
   • synonyms: acclivity, ascent, climb, rise, upgrade
   • antonym: declension
3. increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)
   • "I'll see your raise and double it"
4. the act of raising something
   • "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"
   • synonyms: heave, lift

RAISE verb

Definition of raise (verb)

1. raise the level or amount of something
   • "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread"
2. raise from a lower to a higher position
   • "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
   • synonyms: bring up, elevate, get up, lift
   • antonym: bring down
3. cause to be heard or known; express or utter
   • "raise a shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry"
4. collect funds for a specific purpose
   • "The President raised several million dollars for his college"
5. 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"
   • synonyms: farm, grow, produce
6. bring up
   • "raise a family"; "bring up children"
   • synonyms: bring up, nurture, parent, rear
7. 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"
   • synonyms: arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, stir
8. move upwards
   • "lift one's eyes"
   • synonyms: lift
9. construct, build, or erect
   • "Raise a barn"
   • synonyms: erect, put up, rear, set up
   • antonym: dismantle
10. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
    • "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
    • synonyms: arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke
11. create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise
    • "raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain"
12. raise in rank or condition
    • "The new law lifted many people from poverty"
    • synonyms: elevate, lift
13. increase
    • "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"
    • synonyms: enhance, heighten
14. 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"
    • synonyms: advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, upgrade
    • antonym: break
15. cause to puff up with a leaven
    • "unleavened bread"
    • synonyms: leaven, prove
16. bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
17. bet more than the previous player
18. cause to assemble or enlist in the military
    • "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers"
    • synonyms: levy, recruit
19. put forward for consideration or discussion
    • "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic"
    • synonyms: bring up
20. pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
    • "raise your `o'"
21. activate or stir up
    • "raise a mutiny"
22. establish radio communications with
    • "They managed to raise Hanoi last night"
23. multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
24. bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project
    • "raised edges"
25. invigorate or heighten
    • "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego"
    • synonyms: lift
26. put an end to
    • "lift a ban"; "raise a siege"
    • synonyms: lift
27. cause to become alive again
    • "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts"
    • synonyms: resurrect, upraise