- raise
- I(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)v. t. lift, elevate; [a]rouse, stir up, incite; muster, collect; resurrect; erect, build, exalt, honor; increase; cultivate, breed. See elevation, excitement, convexity.II(Roget's IV) n. v.1. [To cause to rise]Syn. lift, uplift, upraise, upheave, elevate, erect, hoist, run up, pull up, set up, lift up, pick up, stand up, tilt up, take up, bring up, move up, put up, hold up, cock up, heave, set upright, put on its end, boost, upcast, lever, exalt, rear, mount, pry, prize, heighten, hike*, up*, jack up*.Ant. lower*, bring down, take down.2. [To nurture]Syn. bring up, rear, care for, parent, nurse, suckle, nourish, wean, breed, cultivate, grow, train, foster; see also grow 3 , support 5 .3. [To collect or make available]Syn. gather, amass, allocate, procure, solicit, bring together, borrow, have ready; see also accumulate 1 , appropriate 2 .4. [To erect]Syn. build, construct, establish, put up; see build 1 .5. [To ask]6. [To advance in rank]Syn. elevate, exalt, dignify, honor; see promote 2 .7. [To increase]Syn. advance, boost, inflate, jack up*; see increase 1 .See Synonym Study at lift .III(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)In.increase, advance, pay hike, boost, promotion, jump.IIv.1. lift elevate, hoist, erect, run up, jack up, heighten, heave, loft.2. increase escalate, inflate, enlarge, heighten, magnify, amplify, boost, *jackup, double, triple, quadruple.3. arouse stir up, rouse, start, activate, awaken, whip up, provoke, spur, incite.4. rear bring up, parent, cultivate, nurture, foster, breed.ANT.: 1. lower. 2. decrease, devalue, lower. 3. dampen, inhibit. 4. abandonIV(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To move (something) to a higher position: boost, elevate, heave, hoist, lift, pick up, rear2, take up, uphold, uplift, upraise, uprear. See RISE. 2. To raise upright: erect, pitch, put up, rear2, set up, upraise, uprear. See HORIZONTAL, RISE. 3. To make or form (a structure): build, construct, erect, put up, rear2. See MAKE. 4. To increase in amount: boost, hike, jack (up), jump, up. See INCREASE. 5. To increase markedly in level or intensity, especially of sound: amplify, elevate, heighten. See INCREASE. 6. To raise in rank: advance, elevate, jump, promote, upgrade. See RISE. 7. To bring into existence and foster the development of: breed, cultivate, grow, propagate. See CARE FOR, REPRODUCTION. 8. To take care of and educate (a child): bring up, rear2. See CARE FOR. 9. To seek an answer to (a question): ask, pose, put. See ASK. 10. To put forward (a topic) for discussion: bring up, broach, introduce, moot, put forth. See START. 11. To induce or elicit (a reaction or emotion): arouse, awake, awaken, kindle, rouse, stir1 (up), waken. See EXCITE. II noun 1. The act of increasing or rising: aggrandizement, amplification, augment, augmentation, boost, buildup, enlargement, escalation, growth, hike, increase, jump, multiplication, proliferation, rise, swell, upsurge, upswing, upturn. See INCREASE. 2. The amount by which something is increased: advance, boost, hike, increase, increment, jump, rise. See INCREASE.
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