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raise
verb(raise)call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Examples:
Raise a smile.
raise
verb(raise)summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
Synonyms: arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, stir,
Examples:
Raise the specter of unemployment.
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verb(raise)cause to become alive again
Examples:
Raise from the dead.
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noun(raise)the act of raising something
Examples:
Fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up.
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verb(raise)cause to assemble or enlist in the military
Examples:
Raise an army.
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noun(raise)the amount a salary is increased
Examples:
He got a 3% raise.
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verb(raise)give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
raise
noun(raise)an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
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verb(raise)put forward for consideration or discussion
Synonyms: bring up,
Examples:
Raise the question of promotions.
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verb(raise)cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
Examples:
We raise hogs here.
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verb(raise)look after a child until it is an adult
Examples:
Raise a family.
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verb(raise)activate or stir up
Examples:
Raise a mutiny.
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verb(raise)bet more than the previous player
raise
verb(raise)bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
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verb(raise)bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project
Examples:
Raised edges.
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verb(raise)cause to be heard or known; express or utter
Examples:
Raise a shout.
Raise a protest.
Raise a sad cry.
Raise a protest.
Raise a sad cry.
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verb(raise)collect funds for a specific purpose
Examples:
The President raised several million dollars for his college.
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verb(raise)create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise
Examples:
Raise hell.
Raise the roof.
Raise Cain.
Raise the roof.
Raise Cain.
raise
verb(raise)establish radio communications with
Examples:
They managed to raise Hanoi last night.
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noun(raise)increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)
Examples:
I'll see your raise and double it.
raise
verb(raise)multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
raise
verb(raise)pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
Examples:
Raise your `o'.
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verb(raise)raise the level or amount of something
Examples:
Raise my salary.
Raise the price of bread.
Raise the price of bread.