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"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"6. bring up;
"raise a family""bring up children"7. evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic;
"raise the specter of unemployment""he conjured wild birds in the air""stir a disturbance""call down the spirits from the mountain"8. move upwards;
"lift one's eyes"9. construct, build, or erect;
"Raise a barn"10. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses);
"arouse pity""raise a smile""evoke sympathy"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"13. increase;
"This will enhance your enjoyment""heighten the tension"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"15. cause to puff up with a leaven;
"unleavened bread"16. in bridge: 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"19. put forward for consideration or discussion;
"raise the question of promotions""bring up an unpleasant topic"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, a design, etc.) into relief and cause to project;
"raised edges"25. invigorate or heighten;
"lift my spirits""lift his ego"26. put an end to;
"lift a ban""raise a siege"27. cause to become alive again;
"raise from the dead""Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected""Upraising ghosts"