raise

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.

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(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. increase, salary increment, advance; see addition 2 , promotion 1 .
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]

Syn. bring up, suggest, put; see ask 1 , propose 1 .

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)
I
n.
increase, advance, pay hike, boost, promotion, jump.

II
v.
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. abandon

IV
(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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Synonyms:

Lift, uplift, set up, raise up, make upright / Bring back to life, raise from the dead / Rear, bring up / Cause to arise, give rise to, originate, produce, cause, effect / Give rise to, originate, occasion, start, set going / Utter, strike up, give utterance to / Excite, intensify, invigorate, heighten / Hoist, heave / Erect, rear, construct, build up / Exalt, elevate, advance, promote / Enhance, heighten, increase, aggravate, augment, amplify, enlarge / Excite, rouse, arouse, awake, stir up, call up, call forth, put in action, put in motion / Collect, levy, obtain, get, bring together, assemble / Grow, cause to grow, propagate, cultivate / Make light or spongy (as bread)

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Raise — (r[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Raised} (r[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Raising}.] [OE. reisen, Icel. reisa, causative of r[=i]sa to rise. See {Rise}, and cf. {Rear} to raise.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
raise — [rāz] vt. raised, raising [ME raisen < ON reisa, caus. of risa, to RISE] 1. a) to cause to rise; move to a higher level; lift; elevate b) to bring to or place in an upright position 2. to construct or erect (a building, etc.) … English World dictionary
RAISE — ( Rigorous Approach to Industrial Software Engineering ) was developed as part of the European ESPRIT II LaCoS project in the 1990s, led by Dines Bjørner. It consists of a set of tools based around a specification language (RSL) for software… … Wikipedia
raise — ► VERB 1) lift or move to a higher position or level. 2) set upright. 3) increase the amount, level, or strength of. 4) promote to a higher rank. 5) cause to be heard, felt, or considered: doubts have been raised. 6) build (a structure). 7) … English terms dictionary
raise — [n] increase in salary or position accession, accretion, addition, advance, augmentation, boost, bump, hike, hold up*, increment, jump, jump up*, leg*, leg up*, move up*, promotion, raising, rise, step up*; concepts 344,351,763 Ant. decrease,… … New thesaurus
raise — I (advance) verb aggrandize, augment, boost, bring up, dignify, elevate, enhance, enlarge, ennoble, exalt, further, glorify, heighten, honor, increase, lift, move up, prize, promote, propose, provehere, put, suggest, uplift, upraise associated… … Law dictionary
raise — raise; raise·man; … English syllables
raise — raise, rise nouns An increase of salary is called a rise in BrE and a raise in AmE … Modern English usage
raise v — raise your eyebrows, raisin n … English expressions
raise — vb 1 *lift, elevate, hoist, heave, rear, boost Analogous words: *rise, ascend, mount, soar: *exalt, magnify, aggrandize: *advance, promote, forward, further 2 * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
raise — raise1 W1S2 [reız] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move higher)¦ 2¦(increase)¦ 3¦(collect money)¦ 4¦(improve)¦ 5¦(start a subject)¦ 6¦(cause a reaction)¦ 7¦(move eyes or face)¦ 8¦(move upright)¦ 9¦(children)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English

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