Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: raising

'raising'

[elevation.n.01] as in: the event of something being raised upward

Examples:
an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon
a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity

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[raising.n.02] as in: the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

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[breeding.n.03] as in: helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

Examples:
they debated whether nature or nurture was more important

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

Examples:
raise my salary
raise the price of bread

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

Examples:
Raise your hands
Lift a load

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[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

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

Examples:
The President raised several million dollars for his college

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[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

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

Examples:
raise a family
bring up children

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[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

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

Examples:
lift one's eyes

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

Examples:
Raise a barn

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

Examples:
arouse pity
raise a smile
evoke sympathy

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

Examples:
raise hell
raise the roof
raise Cain

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

Examples:
The new law lifted many people from poverty

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[enhance.v.01] as in: increase

Examples:
This will enhance your enjoyment
heighten the tension

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[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

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

Examples:
unleavened bread

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

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

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

Examples:
raise an army
recruit new soldiers

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

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

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

Examples:
raise your `o'

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

Examples:
raise a mutiny

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

Examples:
They managed to raise Hanoi last night

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

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

Examples:
raised edges

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

Examples:
lift my spirits
lift his ego

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

Examples:
lift a ban
raise a siege

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[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

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[raising.s.01] as in: increasing in quantity or value

Examples:
a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate