raise

verb

• 1lift or move to a higher position or level:she raised both arms above her head his flag was raised over the city
• lift or move to a vertical position; set upright:Melody managed to raise him to his feet
• construct or build (a structure):a fence was being raised around the property
• cause to rise or form:the galloping horse raised a cloud of dust
• bring to the surface (a ship that has sunk): divers have located and hope to raise the submarine
• cause (bread) to rise, especially by the action of yeast: a strain of yeast that would create enough gas to raise the thick bread dough

• 2increase the amount, level, or strength of:the bank raised interest rates the need to raise the quality of education he had to raise his voice to make himself heard
• promote (someone) to a higher rank:the king raised him to the title of Count Torre Bella
• (raise something to) Mathematics multiply a quantity to (a specified power):3 raised to the 7th power is 2,187
• [with two objects] (in poker or brag) bet (a specified amount) more than (another player):I’ll raise you another hundred dollars
• Bridge make a higher bid in the same suit as that bid by (one’s partner): with support for partner’s bid suit you raise him to game in it [no object]:North raises to three no trumps

• 3cause to occur or to be considered:the alarm was raised when he failed to return home universities are meant to raise doubts about every axiom

• 4collect, levy, or bring together (money or resources):it is hoped that the event will raise £50,000
• generate (an invoice or other document): I have raised an invoice for the tape

• 5bring up (a child):he was born and raised in San Francisco
• breed or grow (animals or plants):they raised pigs and kept a pony

• 6bring (someone) back from death:God raised Jesus from the dead
• cause (a ghost or spirit) to appear: figurativethe piece raises the ghosts of a number of twentieth-century ideas

• 7abandon or force an enemy to abandon (a siege, blockade, or embargo): in late April Henry decided to raise the siege
• drive (an animal) from its lair:the rabbit was only 250 yards from where he first raised it

• 8(of someone at sea) come in sight of (land or another ship):they raised the low coast by evening
• British informal establish contact with (someone) by telephone or radio:I raised him on the open line

• 9 Medicine stimulate production of (an antiserum, antibody, or other biologically active substance) against the appropriate target cell or substance: monoclonal antibodies raised against human lymphocytes

noun

• 1North American an increase in salary:he wants a raise and some perks

• 2(in poker or brag) an increase in a stake.
• Bridge a higher bid in the suit that one’s partner has bid.

• 3 [usually with adjective or noun modifier] Weightlifting an act of lifting or raising a part of the body while holding a weight:bent-over raises