Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: raise, upraise

'raise'

[raise.n.01] as in: the amount a salary is increased

Examples:
he got a 3% raise
he got a wage hike

'raise'

[ascent.n.01] as in: an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

Examples:
the car couldn't make it up the rise

'raise'

[raise.n.03] as in: increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)

Examples:
I'll see your raise and double it

'raise'

[lift.n.12] as in: the act of raising something

Examples:
he responded with a lift of his eyebrow
fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up

'raise'

[raise.v.01] as in: raise the level or amount of something

Examples:
raise my salary
raise the price of bread

'raise'

[raise.v.02] as in: raise from a lower to a higher position

Examples:
Raise your hands
Lift a load

'raise'

[raise.v.03] as in: cause to be heard or known; express or utter

Examples:
raise a shout
raise a protest
raise a sad cry

'raise'

[raise.v.04] as in: collect funds for a specific purpose

Examples:
The President raised several million dollars for his college

'raise'

[grow.v.07] as in: cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques

Examples:
The Bordeaux region produces great red wines
They produce good ham in Parma
We grow wheat here
We raise hogs here

'raise'

[rear.v.02] as in: bring up

Examples:
raise a family
bring up children

'raise'

[raise.v.07] as in: summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

Examples:
raise the specter of unemployment
he conjured wild birds in the air
call down the spirits from the mountain

'raise'

[lift.v.03] as in: move upwards

Examples:
lift one's eyes

'raise'

[raise.v.09] as in: construct, build, or erect

Examples:
Raise a barn

'raise'

[arouse.v.01] as in: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

Examples:
arouse pity
raise a smile
evoke sympathy

'raise'

[raise.v.11] as in: create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise

Examples:
raise hell
raise the roof
raise Cain

'raise'

[lift.v.10] as in: raise in rank or condition

Examples:
The new law lifted many people from poverty

'raise'

[enhance.v.01] as in: increase

Examples:
This will enhance your enjoyment
heighten the tension

'raise'

[promote.v.02] as in: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

Examples:
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

'raise'

[raise.v.15] as in: cause to puff up with a leaven

Examples:
unleavened bread

'raise'

[raise.v.16] as in: bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level

'raise'

[raise.v.17] as in: bet more than the previous player

'raise'

[recruit.v.03] as in: cause to assemble or enlist in the military

Examples:
raise an army
recruit new soldiers

'raise'

[raise.v.19] as in: put forward for consideration or discussion

Examples:
raise the question of promotions
bring up an unpleasant topic

'raise'

[raise.v.20] as in: pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth

Examples:
raise your `o'

'raise'

[raise.v.21] as in: activate or stir up

Examples:
raise a mutiny

'raise'

[raise.v.22] as in: establish radio communications with

Examples:
They managed to raise Hanoi last night

'raise'

[raise.v.23] as in: multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3

'raise'

[raise.v.24] as in: bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project

Examples:
raised edges

'raise'

[raise.v.25] as in: invigorate or heighten

Examples:
lift my spirits
lift his ego

'raise'

[lift.v.20] as in: put an end to

Examples:
lift a ban
raise a siege

'raise'

[resurrect.v.01] as in: cause to become alive again

Examples:
raise from the dead
Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected
Upraising ghosts

Origins

					raise (English)
└── raisen (Middle English (1100-1500))