raise

raise
v. a.
1.
Lift, uplift, set up, raise up, make upright.
2.
Hoist, heave.
3.
Erect, rear, construct, build up.
4.
Exalt, elevate, advance, promote.
5.
Enhance, heighten, increase, aggravate, augment, amplify, enlarge.
6.
Excite, rouse, arouse, awake, stir up, call up, call forth, put in action, put in motion.
7.
Collect, levy, obtain, get, bring together, assemble.
8.
Grow, cause to grow, propagate, cultivate.
9.
Make light or spongy (as bread).
10.
Bring back to life, raise from the dead.
11.
[Southern States of the U. S.] Rear, bring up.
12.
Cause to arise, give rise to, originate, produce, cause, effect.
13.
Give rise to, originate, occasion, start, set going.
14.
Utter, strike up, give utterance to.
15.
Excite, intensify, invigorate, heighten.

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  • raise — raise, rise nouns An increase of salary is called a rise in BrE and a raise in AmE …   Modern English usage

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  • 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

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