raise

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Etymology

From Middle English raisen, reisen, from Old Norse reisa (“to raise”), from Proto-Germanic *raisijaną, *raizijaną (“to raise”), causative form of Proto-Germanic *rīsaną (“to rise”), from Proto-Indo-European *rei- (“to rise, arise”). Cognate with Old English rāsian (“to explore, examine, research”), Old English rīsan (“to seize, carry off”), Old English rǣran (“to cause to rise, raise, rear, build, create”). More at rear.

Pronunciation

Verb

raise (third-person singular simple present raises, present participle raising, simple past and past participle raised)

  1. To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
    to raise a shipwreck from the ocean floor
    to raise somebody to office
    to raise the price of goods
    Raise your hand if you want to say something.
  2. To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect.
    to raise a wall, or a heap of stones
    • Bible, Isa. xxxix. 3
      I will raise forts against thee.
  3. To collect.
    He raises a lot of money for charity.
    to raise troops
  4. To bring up; to grow.
    We visited a farm where they raise chickens.
    Chew with your mouth shut — were you raised in a barn?
  5. To cause something to come to the surface of the sea.
    The ship was raised ten years after it had sunk.
  6. (transitive) to increase something
    We need to raise the motivation level in the company.
    They raised the quality of the products.
  7. (transitive) To mention (a question, issue) for discussion
    A few important questions were raised after the attack.
  8. (poker, intransitive) To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.
    John bet, and Julie raised requiring John to put in more money.
  9. (law) To create; to constitute (a use, or a beneficial interest in property).
    There should be some consideration (i.e. payment or exchange) to raise a use.
  10. (arithmetic) To exponentiate, to involute.
    Two raised to the fifth power equals 32.
  11. (linguistics, transitive, of a verb) To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.
  12. (transitive) To cause (a dead person) to live again, to cause to be undead.
    The magic spell raised the dead!
  13. (obsolete) To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear.
    • Bible, Deuteronomy xviii. 18.
      I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee.
    • Milton
      God vouchsafes to raise another world From him [Noah], and all his anger to forget.
  14. (nautical) To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it.
    to raise Sandy Hook light

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Derived terms

Terms derived from raise (verb)

Translations

to cause to rise
to collect
to bring up, to grow
poker term
to exponentiate
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Noun

raise (plural raises)

  1. (US) An increase in wages or salary; a rise (UK).
    The boss gave me a raise.
  2. (weightlifting) A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.
  3. (curling) A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
  4. (poker) A bet which increased the previous bet.

Derived terms

Translations

increase in wages
shoulder excercise
curling term
poker: a raising bet

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